expressive aging

these tulips have been lying quietly in my spare bedroom where i placed them last april and then ignored them for four months. i started cleaning the room today for our daughter’s upcoming visit. wow. these tulips dried with so much expression. more personality than than they had in life, in my opinion. i love the fluid movement implied by the plum-colored petals. and how the yellow stamen peek out here and there. such a fun surprise.

dried tulips