spring

has definitely not sprung here yet. but we do keep hoping.  I ordered some tulips to make our indoors look a bit more seasonal even if the outdoors isn't.  I have lots of wonderful flower photos from all over and we sure could use some today- so let's see what I can find:

Poppies from Austria

Mixed bouquet outside our restaurant in Amsterdam

Protea from a trip to Maui Hawaii

A colorful assortment on sale in the central square of Brussels:

Beautiful hanging flowers in mid October in the Dordogne, France

A giant bowl of daisies at the entrance to the Rambagh Palace - the hotel we used in Jaipur India.

that should hold us for now- but we need some warmth - I have the feeling we are going to skip spring and go right into summer (not an unusual occurrence for Chicago...