This macro photograph captures the unopened bud of a striped tulip, covered in fine drops of dew. Description and Variety The flower has a classic goblet shape. Its petals are white and creamy with vibrant, artist-painted purple or crimson strokes. The plant's appearance is typical of modern varieties of the Triumph group: Flaming Flag is one of the most similar varieties, known for its lilac-purple "feather" strokes on a white background. Rembrandt's Favorite also has a similar variegated coloring, reminiscent of the paintings of great masters. Appearance Features Texture: The petals are dense, smooth, with a slight satin sheen. Details: Drops of water are visible on the petals, highlighting the freshness of a spring morning. Greenish veins, often found in Viridiflora-type varieties or young buds, are visible at the base of the petals. Background: The bud is located on a long, straight stem against a background of washed-out green leaves, accentuating the flower itself. This unusual coloring may be a varietal characteristic or—in rare cases in older varieties—a manifestation of the variegation virus, historically prized in Holland for creating unique patterns.

The freshness of a spring morning... Happy Tuesday to everyone! 👋🌷🔆
#Tulip #macro #TulipsTuesday #macrophotography #TulipTuesday #flowers #gardening #spring #bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin

Cypress trees appear as dark silhouettes against a colorful pre-dawn horizon, reflected clearly in still water.

#photography #naturephotography #landscape

As it’s my ‘local’ butterfly it had to be the swallowtail for the final day of #butterflyweek

Puffin portrait
#BirdOfTheDay
#HeadShots

I'll just leave this here.

Two blackthorn flower heads. Whit leaves with fine thin filaments and bright orange anthers emerging from the centre of the flower

Blackthorn flowers

Our happy bouncy sheep Squirrel enjoying a run with Chris

We Gave Homeless People Cash. They Bought Housing Not Drugs. The evidence from Vancouver to Denver is undeniable: When people in crisis receive money, substance use goes down, employment goes up, and homelessness ends. On any given night in the United States...

It's pretty weird to me how poor people get judged for buying a can of beer but a rich person with a passive income from capital ownership will literally brag about spending $1000 on a bottle of bourbon or wine.

It's absurd for anyone to assume people are poor because of their spending choices.

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

"We accidentally made an animated graphic for Reform and then did a party political broadcast for them by mistake."

Instead of asking other men how to talk to women, men can just... talk to women

Men don't protect women.
It's women who protect women.

An excited dog sits next to a scowling cat in a bicycle basket.

“This is awesome! Don’t you think this is awesome? So awesome!”

“You are SO immature.”

🚨: One of the most clearest images of Jupiter ever captured!

The happiness of the mother who has just had her puppies.

"The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet a lifetime is often not enough to rebuild. They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found." -Pope Leo XIV

Photo looking down at a house among trees, the house is entirely covered in bright pink crocheted material

Artist Olek covered an entire real and life sized Finnish house with crocheted pink yarn #womensart

My ruffly black retriever mix with her head tilted to one side. Anxious look has something to do with the possibility of cookies.

I have been reliably informed that dog pictures ~do~ make a positive difference in the world. Tulip is all ears . . .

A painting of a bird beside the text "I have never wanted to fuck off more"

It’s infuriating when a woman comes forward about a man raping her in his hotel room after drinking and the response is “Why would she go to his room?” “Why would she drink with him?” This is Mike Pence logic. Women should be allowed to hang out with men without expecting they will be raped.

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.

They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.

That energy is all around us.

And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Standing in the shadows of an ancient forest my heartbeat slows for I am surrounded by a life so much bigger than my own. The moisture in the air all but breaths for me. Moss is everywhere on all the trees, the ground...everywhere. A sunbeam finds this moment illuminating the treetops which glow with gratitude for the warmth on this cool morning

There is a place I know where the weathered wear their history with enduring dignity. No longing or regret, no word for judgment. They slowly change with the season while nurturing those around them. Unspoken yet reigns, their abundant value

#elders #photography #nature #humannature #onelove

Superb milky way core above the arid deserts of Namibia 🇳🇦