Aging Tulip, a photo by Fergiemoto on Flickr. (Click on image to enlarge).
Linking up with Texture Tuesday and Flower Art Friday.
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tenacious beauty
unyielding compassion
tulip life-cycle
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The tulips in our yard are at the end of their blooms. The leaves are tired, withered and falling off, yet some of the plants seem to be holding onto compassion as long as possible. The stamens in this image appear to be in compassionate speech with each other, forming a heart shape at the same time. What I see here is an example of beauty in aging.
(I applied a background “texture” to this photo, as another interpretation of the “T” theme.)
How do you interpret this image?
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This post is for the “T” Challenge by Frizztext (“T” is for Tulip, Tenacious, Tired, Texture)
Creativity Aroused 
looks like a painting! well shot!
Thank you! And I didn’t even try to make it a painting. I appreciate the compliment.
You have captured this beautifully. Great choice for challenge. This photo would be perfect to frame.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Thank you! I might have to see how this looks in a frame.
The same way you do. Like they’re having a very heartfelt conversation.
I like that – “heartfelt conversation”. Thank you!
🙂 You’re welcome.
Beautiful and unusual take… I love those two little yellow claws 🙂
Yes, they really do look like claws now that you mention it – tulip claws! Thank you.
“The one admitting the still existing beauty of the other” is what I see, great shot and I love what you’ve done to the photo.
Awww, that’s really lovely! Thank you.
Very wonderful photo! The shot is exceptional.
How do I interpret this image?
Two lovers and one kiss
I like your interpretation – “two lovers and one kiss”. Thank you.
Beautiful. Love “beauty in aging.”
Thank you, Ellen. So nice of you!
So beautiful and so artistic… Fascinated me. Thank you dear, with my love, nia
Thank you, Nia.
Excellent photo, Fergie. Definitely a perfect example of “there’s beauty in aging”.
Thank you! Yes, I still see the beauty in that tulip.
Such an beautiful way to describe your photo FM.
Thank you, Margie.
Love the way you have caught the stamens in sharp focus amidst the petals with this shot. Nice colours too 🙂
Thanks so much for the compliment.
Hi,
Tulips are such a beautiful flower, love the photo well done. 🙂
Thank you Mags. The beauty is still visible even after it’s peak bloom.
What lovely images, both visual and in words! We shared two words in our interpretations of this challenge! Texture and Tenacious, special!
Thank you. I really liked your images for Texture and Tenacious. Interesting we both thought of Tenacious, though.
Such a lovely idea, showing and reflecting on the tulips past their ‘best,
Love the haiku, especially the second line–‘unyielding compassion’ and as you also continued this idea in your commentary. Uniquely and aesthetically interesting!
Thank you! I was lucky to get the photo in time. The leaves had all fallen by the next morning.
Our tulips faded long ago … it’s so sad their life span for the season is so short. What beauties they are, while they’re in bloom. You captured the texture of this tulips very well. Good choice for T. 🙂
I know – I wish the blooms would last longer after having to wait so long to see them. We are at a higher elevation, so our blooms occur a couple of weeks later than usual. Thank you for stopping by.
lovely!
Thank you!
Talk about aging gracefully! What a beautiful imagery. I think you captured tulips at it’s best. Sure everyone can make them look beautiful when they are young but it takes talent to still capture it’s beauty as they are dying.
Thank you for the nice compliment and for stopping by. Beauty exists even beyond their peak blooms.
I love this idea and the photo is wonderful.
Thanks so much!
In the visual sense, I have no artistic talent whatsoever so it is like such a breath of fresh air to see yours. Your blog is my luxury breakfast!
Wow, that’s a really nice compliment! “Luxury breakfast” makes me happy. Thank you for that.
I prefer your blog to breakfast any/every day – more please!
I love the haiku you wrote to accompany the image.
Thank you, Pat.
yes, I see a meeting of the minds with the stamens, or a love heart about to be formed. Wonderful and beautiful!
That’s really nice – a “love heart about to be formed”. Thank you!
…”beauty in aging”! Such moving image and haiku. Speechless, really!
Thank you, Marina. “Speechless” makes me smile! I appreciate the compliment.
A very unusual composition – it is almost abstract.
Thank you. Yes, it is a bit different.
The tulip’s leaves are tired – the tulip as a metaphor for our own ending life …
Yes, I can see that. Good observation.
Wow, I absolutely love this! 🙂
Thank you – it was fun to work on.
It’s just breathtaking. It looks like a beautiful cloth. 🙂
Now that you mention it, I can see it. I hadn’t thought of that. Thank you.
beautiful
Thank you, Polly.
Gorgeous and painterly!
Thank you.
What a lovely photo!
Thank you, TBM. It’s interesting how those stamens stood out in that heart shape.
This is superb! Love the texture.
Thank you, ladyfi.
Very interesting image…I like it!
Thank you. I was trying to do something different with a tulip shot.
Nice composition and sense of depth. It almost looks like a Polaroid transfer!
Beauty in aging like the last blooms of the beautiful Tulips that brought us so much inspiration. Amen! A lot of us are afraid of getting old but in truth, it is a beautiful part of of our life cycle. We should not listen to what the media or the world is saying, we should listen to what our soul is trying to whisper. Wonderful post.
Beautifully done!!
This is stunning! 🙂
breathtaking beauty!
Gorgeous shot. Love tulips.
Calling by from Flower Art Friday, I am very impressed with your beautiful entry.
Beautiful texture work!! Thanks for sharing with Flower Art Friday!