Tiptoe through the tulip

The tulips that I found last week at the North Berkeley Farmers Market have transmogrified into fantastical shapes and forms as they age and illustrate wabi-sabi in action. Like the anemones, these flowers started out somewhat closed, and grew into their beauty as they opened.

Tulip Within © Harold Davis

With this tulip, a petal fell to the ground while the rest of the flower was still radiant. This missing petal allowed me to peer in, and to capture the beauty within the tulip.