Saturday, May 14, 2011

Saturday Snapshot: At the Arboretum



I recently spent a lovely afternoon goofing around with daughter number two and my camera at Penn State's Arboretum, while gardens were spewing forth tulips at full tilt. I was particularly intrigued by this unusual variegated purple variety.

To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme, bloggers are asked to post a photo that they (or a friend or family member) have taken, then leave a direct link to your post on the Saturday Snapshot site. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. All she asks is that you don't post random photos that you find online. Thanks to Alyce at At Home With Books for hosting!

15 comments:

  1. I LOVE tulips, and these are in one of my favorite colors. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. I love this purple variety..... gorgeous!

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  3. We have the Morton Arboretum in the town over, and it is absolutely one of my most favorite places to go (in the U.S.). My grandmother would ask us to take her to see the daffodils every Spring when she was still living, and it is a treasured memory to me. I love the shot of tulips you took! How fun to play with your daughter, too.

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  4. I like the variegated ones too... it adds interest to the color. And those mass beds of tulips at the Arboretum are always so pretty.

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  5. I too love tulips, but I don't have this colour, we'll have to correct that.

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  6. Hi!
    Beautiful! My tulips are just finishing up. They were gorgeous this year. Have a great day!

    Sherrie
    Just Books
    http://sherriesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/saturday-memes.html

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  7. Tulips are my favorite flower and purple is my favorite color. Stunning picture!

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  8. We have loads of tulips in our area (and a tulip festival not too far north of here) but I've never seen that particular shade of purple before - very pretty!

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  9. Thanks everyone! It is a very unusual color. I am wondering whether it might be a creation of some of our Ag students. I'm going to contact the Arboretum on Monday when it's open, to see if I can get a name.

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  10. That is a very nice color. I love tulips, they look absolutely wonderful when they're in full bloom.

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  11. Love tulips and love the color!

    Mine is here in case you want to check it out.

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  12. Such a delicate shade of purple!

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  13. They're gorgeous! The tulips around us are long gone.

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