tulip tuesday

Many weeks ago,

a friend and I arranged to visit

the Spring Bulb Show at Smith College.

Picked a day.

Put it on our calendars.

We rejoiced at the prospect:

stepping into warm glasshouses

being immersed in the glorious aroma of hyacinths

and filling our eyes with color.

After all these months of snow and ice...

color.

On the day: freezing rain, icy roads.

We peered at our respective morning skies,

phones in hands,

hemmed and hawed and dithered,

then reluctantly postponed.

Very reluctantly.

We rescheduled to Saturday, the 21st.

Which was also the final day of the Show.

Much crossing of fingers last week.

Saturday, there was snow.

Falling.

We went anyway.

(The eagle picture was taken en route.)

Color.

 

 Color, color, color!

Also, colour!

Ahhhh.

(I shall stop talking now.)

 

Ahhhhhh.

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recalling color

This is an old/new post. 

I'm borrowing a post-full of color from last March, when I put up these images as a Wordless Wednesday.

I hope if you remember them, you won't mind seeing them again. 

But then, who could mind an eyeful of such luscious color?

The original post recently began garnering a lot of anonymous nonsensical comments - hundreds per day - so I reluctantly took it down a few weeks ago. 

But now I'm glad, because it gives me a reason to put it back up today!  

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P.S. Thank you so much for your comments on the previous post.

Much appreciated!

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P.P.S. Because I am effectively republishing the original post, I think the original comments are going to come along too. Interesting!

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P.P.P.S. This morning I ordered SEEDS!

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