#parrotTulip

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The image is a closeup of a Black Parrot Tulip, where the bloom takes up most of the frame, a bit if the straight, green stem visible below the bloom, and green leaves and other purple flowers blurred in the background. The bloom is whimsically shaped, with each petal serrated along the edge, making it look feathered. This bloom has six dark purple petals, with the insides a deep and vibrant colour. The outsides of the petal is more muted, still purple, but with blue and grey tones. What adds interest to this particular bloom is the positioning of the petals. The one furthest back and the ones on each side of that image centre petal are open half way and pointed upward. The next two petals curl in towards the centre and each other, hiding the sixth petal. In doing so, the “feathered” edges if those two petals interlace, making it appear as if the y are two hands with interlaced fingers, or like the feathered wings of a bird. The feeling is calm and contemplative.

Sheila M. Averbuch - Author

Today for you I have the view from my window last April: red and yellow parrot tulip, blue forget-me-nots, and simple red tulips in the distant half barrel. It won't be long until it's all here again.

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Out of focus red tulips and foliage at the bottom of the frame, yellow and red tulips in front of a container of blue forget-me-nots at the middle of the picture, and red tulips in the distance. The top of the frame is tree foliage against a distant brown building.