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Monday, February 2, 2015

Tulip tree blooms indoors...

(edited using Kim's hughes texture, hard light, 20% opacity)

The buds on the tulip tree branch were closed like pussy willows when I brought it inside,
and placed the end of it in an old soda pop bottle filled with water.
I put the branch and bottle inside my galvanized pitcher 
and wondered if I could force this branch to bloom indoors.

(edited using Kim's 100 texture, hard light, 50% opacity)

I'm glad to say that this experiment was a happy success.
By tomorrow some of the blooms may be fully open.

(edited using Kim's flow texture, screen mode, 25% opacity)

Forcing paperwhite bulbs to bloom at Christmastime, hyacinth bulbs in January,
and now tulip tree blossoms in February!
It's so cheery to have touches of spring blooming in the winter.

 (edited using Kim's carmel texture, lighten, 20% opacity)

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28 comments:

  1. MarilynFebruary 2, 2015 at 10:22 PM

    Lovely, Elizabeth, and I really like that pitcher.

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  2. ju-northFebruary 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM

    Love the pink and tin jug together!

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  3. BuckeroomamaFebruary 3, 2015 at 1:39 AM

    Beautiful blooms... and like the others, I love your tin pitcher! The blooms look so soft and lovely.

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  4. Southern GalFebruary 3, 2015 at 2:57 AM

    You have a green thumb, lady. ;)

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:02 PM

      Oh friend, I really don't have a green thumb. There's no real trick to getting a branch to bloom indoors, all it takes is water and a warm house.

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  5. BecsFebruary 3, 2015 at 3:02 AM

    So pretty, love the details of them which you've captured beautifully.

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:01 PM

      Thank you so much, Becs. It was fun to get them to bloom and to photograph them.

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  6. UnknownFebruary 3, 2015 at 6:10 AM

    So pretty, my paperwhites are blooming now!

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:00 PM

      Kristy, thank you so much! I love paperwhites, too!

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  7. aeneeFebruary 3, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    Wonderful to see something in bloom, beautiful detailed shots !
    Lily over from TT

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 10:00 PM

      Lily, it was fun to get this branch to bloom indoors and to photograph it.

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  8. Odd Moon DesignsFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    So pretty! I love the tiny delicate blooms and fuzzy green leaves.

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:59 PM

      I love these blooms, too, and it was fun to photograph them.

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  9. Evelyn S.February 3, 2015 at 12:16 PM

    They are so delicate and such a soft pink! I found some similar buds on a tree in a sheltered memorial garden on the EOU campus the other day....the tree isn't labeled, but I thought it might be magnolia. I'll bet it's a tulip tree! When I went to school at OSU, there were beautiful tulip trees here and there on campus. Is this early for this tree?

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:58 PM

      They may be a magnolia but I've just heard them called tulip trees. Outdoors the buds are still shut tight on the tree, but inside in the warm they bloomed!

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  10. EarlKFebruary 3, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Wonderful experiment with high success. Beautiful photos. I especially like the composition of the one with the two buds and the top of the pitcher.

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:56 PM

      Thank you so much, Earl! It was so fun to bloom these indoors and to photograph them.

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  11. Carola BartzFebruary 3, 2015 at 2:49 PM

    Lovely spring inside, and that galvanized pitcher is gorgeous!

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:55 PM

      Thank you, Carola! Tulips, lilacs and primroses are for sale in front of my grocery store now. Spring is on the way!

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  12. abriannaFebruary 3, 2015 at 5:54 PM

    Beautiful, soft airy shots. Glad your forcing plants to bloom is working.

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  13. SharonFebruary 3, 2015 at 9:16 PM

    The detail in the first shot especially is exquisite. Your pitcher is quite a find -- love it!

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    1. elizabethFebruary 4, 2015 at 9:54 PM

      Thank you so much, Sharon! I love these beautiful blooms and am happy I could photograph them.

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2015 at 12:00 PM

    Lovely, lovely, lovely shots.

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