JOY in tulips … inside and out

A beautiful delight this week has been the sight of the colorful tulips in the front yard.  I think I’ve taken photos of them every day since they started blooming because I just love them.  What bright fun colors to cheer our yard.  I love them in full sun when they are wide open… and when they close up at night (to stay warm??). They started looking a little too warm (shriveled tulips = no bueno!) so Max even helped me water them. A nice drink of water did them good.

I had to work extensively with Tru to not hit the blooms… but to smell with his nose.  He loved watching the tulips boing! when he touched them.  Fortunately he learned pretty quickly.  This year the tulips produced a few extra flowers so we had just over 50.  I loved Abe’s Discovery Journal entry for school about our “tolips”.  So cute.

Another floral delight this week was receiving tulips in the mail from Jimmy and the kids for Mother’s Day. Oh JOY!… I don’t know if I’ve gotten flowers in the mail very often. What a fun treat! The tulips were a little gloomy until they felt at home with our family. They perked up the next day and have been such a beautiful addition to our dining room table. (I think even Tru hasn’t dared hit them too much).