“One tulip is like the next tulip, but not altogether. More or less like people – a general outline, then the stunning individual strokes.”
– Mary Oliver
Tag Archives: Flowers
Tiny blooms thru the leaf litter
Liverwort (anemone hepatica), another wildflower.
Bloodroot blossoms
I came across a large patch of bloodroot the other day, doing their part to celebrate spring.
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Magnolias are opening up!
When I was at the Arboretum a few days ago, most of the magnolia buds weren’t open yet, but a few were showing off their full flowers.
View more →Dwarf iris
I think the tiny, first blossoms of spring (like these dwarf irises) are my favorite ones to see this time of year.
View more →Anticipation
The gift of springtime
View more →“A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.”
– David Steindl-Rast
Orchids, a study in pink and white
Beauty in decay
Long after the flowers bloom, what remains is strikingly beautiful, even on a grey December day. Friends on Instagram call this “lovely dead crap” — a fitting description.
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