4.3.11

Red Tulips


" Are these tulips?"  I asked myself. I wasn't sure from afar so I had to walk closer.  "Oh my, they are!" It was my first time to see real tulips and was so fascinated to see them up close. These were the 2 flowers I first saw....

I didn't know there will be more surprises few steps away.


My camera started to work hard, and my dear husband, who was ready for meetings, had to wait to give me time to enjoy a unexpectedly pleasant sight along the sidewalk.


It was a real treat to see these red blooms! I could stay there and wait for more of these buds to open.



I saw these gorgeous, red tulips in front of Times Square in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong the week after Valentine's Day. I believe they were meant for the love month celebration.

'Mid the sharp, short emerald wheat, scarce risen three fingers well,
  The wild tulip at the end of its tube, blows out its great red bell,
    Like a thin clear bubble of blood, for the children to pick and sell.
 Robert Browning
        
Up at a Villa--Down in the City (st. 6) 
  

18 comments:

  1. Oh, what a picture! These huge masses of tulips in one patch are sensational.
    Gorgeous photos.

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  2. I love tulips but i have never seen so many like this.. What breathtaking photos..thanks for linking up, it is a joy to read your blog

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  3. Beautiful!!! I so love tulips!

    We don't have any blooming here yet, but the little babies are starting to grow!!

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  4. I long for spring and the tulips in my garden! Lovely shots.
    Anna

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  5. Your pictures are beautiful and I love the colours.
    What a beautiful sight after another snowfall overnight:(

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  6. I love tulips too. These are so gorgeous!

    My entry.

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  7. What a truly unexpected pleasure to see these wonderful tulips in Hong Kong of all places where one least expects them.
    I hope you saturated your eyes and heart with them as well as your camera lens.

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  8. It must be Spring!!! Lovely tulips--always a good sign that Spring is coming.

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  9. How beautiful!

    I played too. Mine are here and here.

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  10. Uma tulipa é linda, muitas tulipas vermelhas são maravilhosas!

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  11. oh how I love tulips! These are spectacular!

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  12. wow!!!!!!!!!!!! what a photo..I love tulips and i love how you capture the photo...

    mine is here http://gagiers03.blogspot.com/2011/03/do-you-know-what-is-this.html

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  13. Oh my favorite flowers! I have those red tulip kind too. :)

    You can visit my page at my Ruby Tuesday.

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  14. Lovely flowers! Happy ruby tuesday!
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  15. Those red ones are beautiful!!

    Thanks for visiting!

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