Monday, June 3, 2024 Tulip Tried and True

We have one tulip that comes up around our back fountain every year, for the almost twenty years that we’ve lived here. We’ve tried all sort of plants around that fountain over the years, mostly annuals that come and go. But that tulip, which we did not plant, is about as dependable as they come.

It is a herald of spring. It is a lone sentry calling out “who goes there?” to creatures great and small. It is a fashion model providing color culture after the long winter. It is a banner, proudly resisting the wind.

The voice of the LORD makes the tulip to bloom. And in the His temple, everything says, “Glory!”

And in the morning, everything says, “delete!”

8 thoughts on “Monday, June 3, 2024 Tulip Tried and True

  1. That’s quite a handsome looking tulip.  Think you should call it ”old faithful”.  It was a glorious day for weeding!! 😂🤣. And a trip to the compost dump.  We call th

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    1. Old Faithful is a perfect name for it! It turned into a beautiful day, didn’t it? Kris also went to the compost area to pick up some mulch – too bad you didn’t see him there. 😂 Your comment got cut off, so now I’m left wondering what you were going to say next…

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