ABC Wednesday

Emergence

Last summer when these tulips were done blooming, I removed the spent leaves and stems and dug up the bulbs with great hopes that in the fall I would plant them again in our new home. Alas, it was not to be. Last fall at tulip planting time, we had indeed moved, but not to a permanent home, and I wasn't even sure where the saved bulbs were in those mounds of boxes.
As boxes were unpacked, I found the bulbs, and in November planted them in pots, hoping that though it was late, I could still coax them to grow.
And they have!
A couple weeks ago, little tips started poking out of the soil and they are growing bigger, unfolding into green leaves.

I do not have a good camera for close-ups, but I like how you can see the plant pushing the soil up and out the way as it reaches for the sun. Hooray for emerging growth!