Monday, 9 March 2009

Pink!

It's been a very long cold winter here in Southern Ontario. Storm after storm after storm. The snow has been piled high along the sidewalks and driveways and there have been so many really cold days with temperatures down into the -15C range and colder. And a lot of grey skies.
I was desperate for a hint of spring so I treated myself to a pot of tulips.

The buds started to appear about a week later. I thought they were going to be a pale pink but...

.... now that they are open they turned out to be a gorgeous deep jewel pink.

A pot brimming over with spring sunshine for the bargain price of $4.99 ..... plus tax of course! The government has to have it's share, even of my spring sunshine.
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22 comments:

  1. Xtreme English9 March 2009 at 17:39

    gorgeous!! an inspired purchase.

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  2. Wendy9 March 2009 at 20:01

    Beautiful! I thought mine were going to be pink, but they turned out orange! Doesn't matter. A bright splash of colour does wonders to liven up our long, cold, dreary winters.
    Hugs

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  3. EG CameraGirl10 March 2009 at 03:16

    NICE pot of tulips. And the price was so reasonable, even including the tax.

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  4. Anonymous10 March 2009 at 04:36

    I think we are all looking forward to a change in the weather.

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  5. madretz10 March 2009 at 04:44

    worth every penny, they sure are beautiful! The daffodils are blooming here in the Bay Area, another happy spring flower.

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  6. bigbikerbob10 March 2009 at 06:20

    Hi, Spring is starting for real here in the UK with Snowdrops and Daffodils appearing everywhere now.Your Tulips will will remind you that your Spring Flowers are not too far away.

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  7. Linda G.10 March 2009 at 11:46

    Lovely spring tulips! I think I'll follow your lead and get a pot for myself! Thanks for sharing the cheer, Sham!

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  8. photowannabe10 March 2009 at 13:48

    Gorgeous and worth every penny...even to the government. A bit of color always helps the mood.

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  9. sonia a. mascaro10 March 2009 at 17:28

    Wow! Gorgeous flowers!

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  10. dabrah11 March 2009 at 07:49

    How lovely. A great investment in my opinion, and it can bring you springtime year after year.

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  11. Kerri Farley11 March 2009 at 09:07

    Oh they are LOVELY! Money well spent!!

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  12. rosemary11 March 2009 at 12:43

    They are beautiful tulips....I am so very tired of winter....minus 2F this AM and now up to a whopping 4F with the sun bright.

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  13. Hilary11 March 2009 at 22:58

    What a bargain after a winter such as ours. A wise purchase indeed.

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  14. Suldog12 March 2009 at 10:22

    Lovely. I can't wait for things to start blooming around here.

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  15. PeterParis12 March 2009 at 10:39

    Well, I guess tulips are the flowers where you have the greatest choice of colours (or surprises)!

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  16. Beverly12 March 2009 at 23:06

    Those tulips are so lovely! I know you enjoy them. We don't get the spring flowers here, so I always enjoy seeing them whether in pictures or in stores.

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  17. Ginnie Hart13 March 2009 at 09:38

    You have given me my taste of the Netherlands with this post, Sham. This is the time of the year when all tulips are very Dutch to me! Thank you. :)

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  18. Brian15 March 2009 at 05:13

    Would be great if we could get a hold of some of those this time of year, much needed color, alas the hassle and chance of freezing hardly makes it worth it, maybe about end of April.
    15 degrees is what is referred to as warm up here, it’s all relative in it?

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  19. Ken15 March 2009 at 17:28

    Nice. Even with the tax they are a bargain.

    leader Lane is right beside the King Eddy in Toronto.

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  20. Neva20 March 2009 at 19:08

    I Could use some of these here! It is spring but I have nothing to show just yet.....

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  21. Ming the Merciless21 March 2009 at 02:01

    I love tulips and they are gorgeous. Great price at $4.99.

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  22. Nabeel21 March 2009 at 16:41

    Tulips have always looked so pretty. I dunno, just the word "Tulips" has always felt romantic.

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