Fresher than Fresh: A New Tulip

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This week’s Daily Post photo challenge, fresh, comes just in time for spring. There’s a little bit of rain falling, just enough to get things a little misted, and it changes everything. The dull dustiness of early spring — there’s no real color yet — covers everything in pollen. A little rain freshens things up again. The grass is just starting to wake up, and while there are lots and lots of flowers blooming, leaves and leftover wintry shrubs still dot the landscape.

dandelionThe scent of spring, wet and fresh, fills my nostrils and transports me back to my childhood. The honeysuckle isn’t in bloom yet, but oh boy — soon. Soon!

I admit that my tastes, and my wallet, have matured a little and I can indulge myself in the beauty of tulips, but I have a confession to make ….

This is my favorite sign of spring.

17 Replies to “Fresher than Fresh: A New Tulip”

  1. Oh yes the dandy’lions 🙂 the little suns that makes it feel warmer even when its still cold 🙂
    & yes me to watching n waiting for the honeysuckle’s magic .. that heavenly scent .. lucky to have an old woods close where the wild honeysuckle grows in and around the trees .. can hardly wait 🙂

  2. We had a light rain a couple days ago. It was a nice gentle rain and after all the cold, and burning pastures it will help green things up. And it will give the winter wheat a boost. The flowers are lovely.

  3. I’ve recently discovered cut hyacinths sold in a bouquet and I have some blue ones with white tulips sitting on my hearth. The smell on a morning is wonderful.
    Many thanks for the follow. 🙂

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