Tiptoe Through the Tulips

My dear husband went to Costco and surprised me with this lovely bouquet of mixed color tulips.  What a dear!  

I arranged the tightly closed buds in my favorite vase.  

The flowers are opening and this is how they look right now.  I'm happy that they are staying upright.. so many tulips flop down.  I have no idea why mine are staying erect.  I did cut all the stems when I arranged them.

Having these beauties just 2 feet from me is really joyful.

He also brought home this whirligig.  It's fun to see it spinning in the garden.  I was worried it would scare the birds away from the feeders but it doesn't appear so.  We had hoped it would scare the squirrels from robbing the feeders but that hasn't happened.  :-)

He also bought this hanging basket of tuberous begonias, I love the flame colors in this one.

We're being blessed with gorgeous weather and will be 57 deg F today.. but seems like it will be warmer from the looks of it.  We're having our older son, grandson and his girlfriend over for dinner tomorrow.  We've had to keep them distanced for the last year but now that we're both vaccinated we're celebrating and making one of his favorite meals - teriyaki chicken wings and fried rice.  We're looking forward to it.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

((hugs)), Teresa :-)