This is the final image in my February series of winter scenes: tulips covered in snow. I shot this last spring. In our area, there had been an unseasonably warm snap early in March and it brought the spring flowers on early. When that happens, there’s always the risk of a late frost or snow. Fortunately, tulips are waxy and thick and that makes them resistant to the cold.
To my eyes, this photo straddle states, half in winter, half in spring. It looks backward and forward. It is renewed life after the dead of winter. And, perhaps most importantly, it is a dozen different clichés all rolled into one image for your convenience.
Speaking of clichés. Tomorrow I begin a fresh month-long series of photos devoted to that quintessential of Canadian clichés: maple syrup. Join me in the sugar bush at Williams Farm in Tay Township, Ontario where we will tap trees, boil sap, bottle syrup, and say “eh” a lot.
