There's something wonderful about having tulips on the dining room table. I love looking at them ~ before I cart them away to be photographed.

For the past few days, the temperature has been slightly above freezing and the scent of spring was in the air. Sadly, a winter storm has moved in. Back to the cold we go again.   Tulip1

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38 responses to “A tulip for the taking ~”

  1. Lisa at Greeenbow Avatar
    Lisa at Greeenbow

    Don’t those tulips just make your day. They are beautiful. Hang in there girl. Spring will arrive, sometime.

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  2. Connie Avatar

    That is a gorgeous shot of the pink tulips! The line of white etched around the edge makes them very elegant.
    I spoke with my Dad in N.Dak. yesterday, and he said it was the first day above freezing for a long time..he is getting a bit of cabin fever.

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  3. Karine Swenson Avatar

    I am so so glad to see you back. I have missed my “flower girl” terribly. I love tulips, and look how beautiful!!!
    p.s. just so you know, the painting I did was a beaver tail cactus. It is a native cactus here in Joshua Tree. Prickly pear do grow here, but they are not native. (and I don’t have one, since the jackrabbits ate mine!!!)

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  4. Selma Avatar

    Stunning tulip. Such elegant flowers. Hope the cold weather passes soon. I can’t believe how long it’s lasted.

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  5. Paige Stanton Avatar

    My husband brought me home a bunch of yellow tulips yesterday! They’re so beautiful on the kitchen table, I can almost imagine the snow is gone…

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  6. Laura Avatar

    So beautiful! I love tulips… I must plant tulips…
    ~*~

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  7. Sarah Laurence Avatar

    Kate, you’re back twice in one week! And with such lovely splashes of color. Thanks for brightening up my day. We have lots of snow here too.

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  8. Crafty Gardener Avatar

    I’m not letting this spring like weather fool me into thinking spring is here. I just know there will be another dose of winter soon.
    Tulips are lovely, I think I’ll get some this weekend too.

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  9. teeni Avatar

    Soooo pretty. Tulips are just a happy, straightforward, colorful flower that really doesn’t need much in the way of adornment. They contain all their own beauty wonderfully. So good to see posts from you, Kate! Ihope you are well! 🙂

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  10. priya Avatar

    WOW! this is gorgeous. i love the deep pink colour too – my favourite. thanks for this kate, its a beautiful picture to start my morning.

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  11. Debi Avatar
    Debi

    Tulips fill my soul with bliss. Lovely photograph of a stunning flower!

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  12. Shady Gardener Avatar

    Just carry that tulip around. 🙂 It’s a beautiful reminder that Spring is on its way.

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  13. joey Avatar

    Tulips tug at my heart, Kate … a stunning photo!

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  14. sky Avatar

    beautiful photograph!
    we are having snow again here…just when i had hoped for an early spring. hoping this weekend of snow will be our last of the season. all our spring bulbs have shot greenery up above the earth, and we are ready for some sunshine!

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  15. Aiyana Avatar

    What a wonderful color! Since I don’t plant Tulips, I usually resort to buying a pot each spring at the nursery just to have some on my breakfast table.
    Aiyana

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  16. Jon Avatar

    Kate,
    That is a particularly nice color. Nothing says “Spring” better than tulips and daffodils to me.
    It is always a treat for me to drop by your blog to see what you are growing.
    Jon at Mississippi Garden

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  17. Karen - An Artist's Garden Avatar

    What a glorious colour these tulips are Kate.
    How lovely to see.
    K

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  18. Brenda Kula Avatar

    That photo is breathtaking!
    Brenda

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  19. Gardenista Avatar

    Lovely tulips, Kate. I have a vase of tulips on my dining room table right now – silk ones from Michael’s crafts! They’ll have to do until May!

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  20. Elizabeth Avatar

    I adore tulips and am happy to treat many of them as annuals in my garden, as well as force them for a one-time-only use. It is so worth it and of course they can be composted.
    Yours is lovely–though I’d be hard-pressed to name a tulip cultivar that I don’t like.

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  21. irena Avatar

    beautiful. welcome back to the blogosphere. hope your latest blast of winter doesn’t last too long.
    irena

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  22. ejenne Avatar

    Hi Kate. These are amazing photos!! Do you have a new camera?
    I often wish someone would invite me to “tiptoe through the tulips”.

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  23. Wildlife Gardener Avatar

    Tulips are my favourite bulb to have indoors. I love their candle-abra way, moving up and down gracefully each day and night. Your photo is wonderful 🙂

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  24. Linda O'Neill Avatar

    That is one beautiful tulip, Kate! I have some tulip bulbs just starting to pop up in my garden. I’ll take some pics just for YOU!xox

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  25. naturegirl Avatar

    Hello Kate! Nothing like the tulips indoors to lift the spirits! I am sorry to hear that you still have to deal with winter storms..argh!!
    I wimped out and am snowbirding in Arizona where the sun shines bright and the snow and cold a distant memory! Sending rays of sunshine..NG

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  26. Mr. McGregor's Daughter Avatar

    Those Tulips are just beautiful! Thank goodness we can get them to bloom indoors. Hang in there, spring will make its way to your garden (eventually).

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  27. ChrisND Avatar

    That is a nice tulip picture. I am tempted to look into having some indoor bulbs next winter…definitely keeps things cheery!

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  28. aria Avatar

    hi kate! so nice to hear from you – what beautiful flowers as always. I love tulips too they remind me of my honeymoon in Holland. the move went good, i really need to get back to blogging. i have been making some delish espresso drinks i want to share!! mmmmmmm…

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  29. nikkipolani Avatar

    Nice to see you blogging again, Kate! I’ve enjoyed all the macro work you’ve done in the past few weeks.

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  30. Frances Avatar

    Hi Kate, you have certainly done that beautiful tulip justice with your fine photo. Tulips anywhere are a treat, such an elegant form and that color is a favorite of mine.
    Frances

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  31. Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage Avatar

    Tulips ARE great for lifting the spirits, especially when they are such a beautiful pink as yours. There is something about them that makes any foul spring weather more bearable.
    Hugs,
    Cindy

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  32. Diane Schuller Avatar
    Diane Schuller

    This is an absolute beauty Kate!

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  33. Suzanne Broughton Avatar

    Your site looks beautiful! I love typepad, too.
    That photo is gorgeous!
    Suz

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  34. Yolanda Elizabet Avatar

    Your blog is looking good, love the header; so very spring-y. Tulips….., well I’m Dutch do I really need to say more? 😀

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  35. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    I love this one, Kate. Can’t wait until we are surrounded by flowers again.

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  36. Tipper Avatar

    Pretty Picture! Tulips do seem to shout SPRING! Mine are up in the garden-but no blooms yet.

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  37. Terra Avatar

    Lovely tulips.
    I may plant some; because it doesn’t freeze here I think they won’t do well the second year.
    Does it freeze where you live?
    Terra
    http://www.twitter.com/terragarden

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  38. Jen Avatar

    Gorgeous picture, a hint of Spring. We’re just a week out of snow here and it’s a welcome sight. Makes me want to go out tomorrow, first thing, and buy some tulips too :O)
    Jen

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