first red tulip

This red tulip has surprised me by actually blooming. On the left the flower looks trapped in the furled up leaves yesterday. Today  I couldn't resist a little intervention and set the flower free (shown below right).

Below is Pussycat with this red tulip in the background on the windowsill (before I let it loose) with the tins of narcissus and pussy willows in the vase. The pussy willow branches were tight buds when I brought them inside. After a day or so the buds opened and the fuzzy flowers emerged. I love them and remember them from my childhood. We used to ride our bikes in the cemetary across the road to look for them.