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Ta-dah!

At long last:

black tulip

That photo shows the most accurate color, but this isn’t bad.

black tulip

And I do like the lighting in this third shot.

black tulip

The black tulips are lovely but hard to photograph well. For images, the white tulips stole the show.

white tulip

I didn’t do a whole lot this weekend. The cold I’d been fighting off all week kicked in on Saturday afternoon. It could be worse – that was after I met last week’s deadlines, and after we went mushroom hunting Saturday morning.

toadstool

No morels, but everyone had fun.

grendel

Even Morgan, who got the house to himself for a while.

black cat

Like the black tulip, the black cat is difficult to photograph well. It’s rare I get a photo of him that turns out well.

5 responses to “Ta-dah!”

  1. Aleta Avatar
    Aleta

    Beautiful! LOVE the black tulips!

  2. Na Avatar
    Na

    Ooooh! I want black tulips! Do all tulips grow anywhere other tulips grow?

  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth Avatar

    Really lovely flowers. Found your blog by accident. Really love your photos.

  4. Phiala Avatar
    Phiala

    Thank you – I’m glad you all enjoyed the photos. I wish you could come see the real flowers too.

    The black ones should grow anywhere that other tulips thrive. I got them from Brecks. The links for the varieties are a post or two back.

  5. Kim Avatar

    Oh wow. I want to capture those flower colors in paint! I don’t know if it’s possible, especially with the glow to them. Gorgeous! I really want to try to match that–if I do, I’ll let you know.

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