TULIPS!!
The epicenter of the US presence in Afghanistan is Bagram. Surrounding the base are several land mine fields. Within those fields are scattered a pleasant surprise against the dreary mountains and and dusty green fields. Dwarf tulips dot the landscape among the market fields and the rusted remants of war. The red tulips held a pinstripe at the edge of each petal, or maybe each sepal? Hard to tell when you are driving past. I later learned after a bit of research that tulips actually came from the Hindu Kush-which are the mountains that I've been in and out of so far. They were beautiful, and I hope to see more.
Peace...
The epicenter of the US presence in Afghanistan is Bagram. Surrounding the base are several land mine fields. Within those fields are scattered a pleasant surprise against the dreary mountains and and dusty green fields. Dwarf tulips dot the landscape among the market fields and the rusted remants of war. The red tulips held a pinstripe at the edge of each petal, or maybe each sepal? Hard to tell when you are driving past. I later learned after a bit of research that tulips actually came from the Hindu Kush-which are the mountains that I've been in and out of so far. They were beautiful, and I hope to see more.
Peace...
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