Mid-Week Beauty

Thanks to a kind patient, I've had this lovely tree peony perched on my desk for the last few days:

I'd never heard of a tree peony before . . . just of the typical peonies (like the ones in my garden that haven't bloomed yet !) ! This bloom is so big and heavy . . . we had to float it in the vase to keep it from flopping over ! And the color . . .

Gorgeous !!!