forced

while this feels out of season, it is exactly what was happening on my kitchen counter all week–a gifted planter of forced  bulbs. while the colors are certainly day brighteners and the kitchen smells amazing, i still feel a bit of a dissonance when i look at them and then look outside at two feet of snow and sub-zero temps. i have a thing about harmony. i am drawn to harmonious environments. and tulips in february causes a tiny little glitch in my brain. so i didn’t feel much guilt about sacrificing these to the STILL cause today. you are very pretty flowers, but you are not supposed to be here in minnesota for another couple months.