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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Purple double tulip

One purple tulip survived in my flower garden after years of neglect due to chronic illness. It reminds me of how nature and beauty can survive in this world despite the odds against it and if one can keep hope alive to find it.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Copyright: © Alana Glaves