My Mom and Stepdad came for Easter dinner and brought a bouquet of tulips. I have taken lots of pics of them this week. The above one shows them on my dining room table bathed in sunlight from the bay window.
I've waited patiently for them to open but it never happened. The above image is of the waning petals and shows where the stem and petal merged together during the growing process.
I noticed the petals were dropping and took some macro shots of the pistil and stamens before throwing them away.
When I started moving the tulips the petals completely fell off and the pistil and stamens were all that was left.
Linking to
Macro Monday and
Today's Flowers.
so so so pretty! =)
ReplyDeleteExcellent macros! I think yellow tulips are my favourite, they are just so sunny!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images. My yellow tulips did not open as well - perhaps that is the thing for yellow tulips. They are stunning none-the-less.
ReplyDeletestill beautiful in any stage. if we could be so lucky, ourselves. :)
ReplyDeleteoh, and you WILL get a great blue heron photo! :)
ReplyDeleteSad that cut flowers are nice for a short while and then fade away. Nice post on the fading away of a flower.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, especially the first one!
ReplyDeleteTulips are by far my favorite flower.
ReplyDeleteGreat macro's Carletta :)
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous. Spring may finally be here.
ReplyDeleteHi Carletta, these are gorgeous! Thank you so much for your comment on my blog and for naming the purple flowers I photographed.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots, Carletta!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flower studies--and that glorious yellow is hard to beat.
ReplyDeleteHow springy! I love the shots especially the first.
ReplyDeleteYellow tulips are so pretty- especially bathed in sunlight. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteIt's so sad when something so beautiful has to die.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos - they're all about sex aren't they - flaunting their stuff like nobody's business lol.
ReplyDeleteYour macros are always so special.
They're beautiful though in all their stages -- and it's hard to find tulips here in Florida anywhere (even at the florists).
ReplyDeletegorgeous macro shots! the 3rd photo is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteCarletta...You really did one fine job with these macro shots. They are stunning in their detail and colorful beauty. JOB WELL DONE!!! genie In Richmond for Buddy to run another race
ReplyDeleteI love this sequence of shots of the yellow tulips.
ReplyDeleteJag älskar också tulpaner de är så vackra i sitt förfall också.If you have a translate you can read my komment and i can read your Blogg.
ReplyDeleteha en fin helg.
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I love your tulips!!! I scrolled through several times, but I could not decide whether my favourite was the first image, or the last...
ReplyDeleteSuch golden joy to have on your table. Even in death they are still beautiful.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful! All the stages... I have been photographing cut tulips in a similar way this past week, though they are not yet posted.
ReplyDeleteLovely Carletta! Thank you my friend :)
ReplyDeleteAs tulipas são lindas, e as fotos perfeitas! Parabéns!
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