Valentine tulips

You may have noticed a recurring theme in the photos I take around our home -- I love flowers, especially when brought indoors in a pot or vase. I think it's a good idea to splurge on buying bouquets at this time of year, when winter is dragging. Early spring flowers, such as tulips, are wonderful, because they are a reminder that spring will come!

"The flowers that bloom in the spring (tra-la!)
Breathe promise of merry sunshine --
As we merrily dance and we sing, (tra-la!)
We welcome the hope that they bring (tra-la!)
Of a summer of roses and wine."

--from The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan (1885)