The brevity of tulips*

*and other fleeting, gorgeous things.

Spring is a tumble of delight and colour.

Accustomed to the slow pace of winter, it can feel as though much of it arrives and fades too quickly to lay enough wonder on each stunning thing.

I love my camera for the way it lets me hold it all a little longer, and hold it up for others to see too.

Here’s to the tulips that gifted me with such striking colour and were beautiful even as they faded, and to the daffodils, cherry blossom, magnolias, bluebells, and all manner of other lovely things we are fortunate enough to enjoy, if only for a short while.

Life is full of transient beauty to savour, honour and store up in our hearts to carry into our winters.

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