Looking through

Just by the by, a note on the name of my blog. On my about page (which is badly out of date, and in desperate need of a rewrite) it states that "the name 'bent back tulips' comes from a lyric in Glass Onion, by The Beatles."

And this is true. Now. Who knows what a bent back tulip is?

The lyric in question runs: Looking through the bent back tulips to see how the other half lives... and, according to my sources, refers to the Parkes hotel in London bending back the petals of tulips in order to display the stamen. Petals, not stems.

So, as an example, here are some bent back tulips for you. Enjoy.

(As a note: it's the first time I've ever actually seen bent back tulips. They don't look much like tulips, do they?)