Just One More

I know, I know. I'm going to change the name
of this blog to The Tulip is Mine. I think I'm done 
now, but they're so beautiful—and so photogenic!

[To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, go here.
And to see more flower macros, go here.]

The Bold and the Beautiful

A few days ago, I showed you an orange tulip that
stood out in its simplicity.  And it stood out
because it was surrounded by these big, blowsy
blooms.  They do make a statement though, don't they?

[To see more Mandarin Orange, visit lorikart.
To see more macros, visit Lisa's Chaos.  And today,
the featured letter at Tina's Picstory is O, for you-know-what.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

This is one of a pair of pretty cherry trees that
bookend my building.  Last fall we had to
do some major excavating around this one and
spent several thousand dollars to do it in such a way
that we wouldn't lose the tree.  Money well spent, I say!

[To see more Sunday shadows, go here.]

The Weekend in Black and White

These leaves remind me of the school uniform I had
to wear when I was a kid: a white blouse and a
jumper with a pleated skirt.  However, if I had shown
up with a hem as ragged as the edge of these leaves,
the nuns would have sent me straight home to mend it!

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Orange You Glad It's Friday?

There are dozens of tulip cultivars
blooming in the botanic garden right now,
some of an orange so vibrant it almost hurts.
This one stood out in its subtlety.

[To see more that's orange, visit Maria's meme.
To see more "weekend flowers," visit Tina's Picstory.]

Thursday Challenge—"nature"

This inventive treehouse, the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden's attempt to turn lemons into lemonade, was
made by Roderick Romero from trees downed by 
Hurricane Sandy.  But Sandy was just the latest; with a 
tornado, the worst snowstorm in 60 years, and two 
hurricanes, in the past few years the BBG has lost more 
than 100 mature trees and shrubs—but they haven't 
lost their healthy respect for Mother Nature.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

Wordless Wednesday

[Well, not entirely wordless. It's the 1st
of the month, so I've posted to my Paris blog.
To see more Wordless Wednesday posts, go here and here.]