Tuesday, May 19, 2015

A Flourish Of Colours

My maternal grandfather worked in the tulip business in the Netherlands before immigrating to Canada. On a visit back years later, he was astonished by how many new types of tulips had been developed in his absence. These beds along Dow's Lake would have appealed to him. 






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  1. MarleenMay 19, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    I'm sure they would have. They are beautiful!

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  2. CloudiaMay 19, 2015 at 1:22 AM

    Your final shot is un-REAL!



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  3. from MadridMay 19, 2015 at 2:33 AM

    Of course they are beautiful !.

    Tomás.

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  4. Billy Blue EyesMay 19, 2015 at 3:07 AM

    Had some in my garden a little while ago.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoMay 19, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    I think your Grandfather would have been well impressed with these displays William, so stunning.

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  6. KarlMay 19, 2015 at 4:51 AM

    Tulips, Tulips, Tulips... how beautiful, William !

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  7. GreensboroDailyPhotoMay 19, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    How wonderful to have that family connection. It is as if the tulips are there for you!

    Janis
    GDP

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  8. biebkriebelsMay 19, 2015 at 6:15 AM

    Yes, they keep inventing new types of tulips, that amazes me too.

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  9. RevrunnerMay 19, 2015 at 6:27 AM

    Even wth being the "vanilla man" I am, I can still appreciate the variety.

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  10. Gill - That British WomanMay 19, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    it always amazes me the new varieties that come out each year.

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  11. OlivierMay 19, 2015 at 8:35 AM

    profitons des belle couleurs printanières

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  12. BirdmanMay 19, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    Hahahahaha
    Start counting. I dare you!

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  13. Luis GomezMay 19, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    So many William! Beautiful.

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  14. TexWisGirlMay 19, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    that's so neat that you were able to share that experience with him!

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  15. EG CameraGirlMay 19, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    It is amazing how many different varieties of tulips there are nowadays. I can understand why your grandfather would have been surprised!

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  16. VPMay 19, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    I have never seen most of these, if not in your pictures...

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  17. LindaMay 19, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    Lovely. William, hope you get to see my Monday post, I think you will get a kick out of it. :)

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  18. JudyMay 19, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    I can see why. They are beautiful.

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  19. William KendallMay 19, 2015 at 10:43 AM

    @Marleen: they certainly are.

    @Cloudia: thank you!

    @Tomas: they do qualify.

    @Bill: a lot of homes here also have them in gardens.

    @Grace: I know my grandparents came up this way at least once- there was a distant cousin living nearby for some years, but I don't know if they came during tulip time.

    @Karl: thanks!

    @Janis: the company he worked for would have liked him to stay in the Netherlands.

    @Marianne: with some odd names. One of these, a pink one, gets the name Playgirl.

    @Revrunner: and there's no shortage of variety.

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  20. William KendallMay 19, 2015 at 10:45 AM

    @Gill: there are a whole lot of them.

    @Olivier: thank you!

    @Birdman: that would take forever.

    @Luis: I do think they are.

    @Tex: I know my grandparents loved these flowers.

    @EG: and he'd been pretty good with them when he worked with them.

    @VP: I would love to see the displays in the Netherlands.

    @Linda: I will be looking for it.

    @Judy: they certainly are.

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  21. SharonMay 19, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    I really can't get over how beautiful these are. What a blessing to have these to enjoy every year.

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  22. HalcyonMay 19, 2015 at 11:23 AM

    I do like the fancy varieties!

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  23. Jenn JilksMay 19, 2015 at 12:12 PM

    Isn't that interesting!!!!

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  24. orvokkiMay 19, 2015 at 12:57 PM

    These are so wonderful, so beautiful, as also in the previous post.
    Hugs

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  25. KayMay 19, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    They're so gorgeous. Spectacular blossoms!

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  26. RedPatMay 19, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    The love of tulips must be in your genes!

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  27. Elizabeth EdwardsMay 19, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    so pretty. neat family history! ( :

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  28. NormaMay 19, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    They are magnificent!

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  29. LowellMay 19, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    One cannot imagine a more beautiful field of flowers!

    And no, no one walks playing golf down here (well, maybe a few people on selected courses) ... it's too damn hot in the summer. And then some of us are too old! :)

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  30. cieldequimperMay 19, 2015 at 3:18 PM

    Are there painters around? I mean, this would be hard to pass by if you know how to draw!

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  31. RedMay 19, 2015 at 3:56 PM

    These tulips just keep on giving and giving you good photo opportunities.

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  32. Geoff WilkinsonMay 19, 2015 at 5:50 PM

    As always fascinating stuff William, I love the tulips in the bottom picture

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  33. William KendallMay 19, 2015 at 6:54 PM

    @Sharon: it really is a blessing.

    @Halcyon: I was reading an article today- there are more varieties than I'd realized.

    @Jennifer: it is!

    @Orvokki: thanks!

    @Kay: I think so too.

    @RedPat: I imagine so.

    @Beth: I thought I should relate that!

    @Norma: thanks! I think so!

    @Lowell: they certainly give off a lot of pleasure to people.

    @Ciel: I have seen artists in this park. I assume they were around this year as well, but I was just never around while they were at work.

    @Red: they certainly do.

    @Geoff: thanks!

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  34. LoisMay 19, 2015 at 7:03 PM

    I just cannot get over how many there are!

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  35. DeniseinVAMay 19, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    Glorious displays of tulips up there and how lovely that your grandmother came from the Netherlands. We're doing our geneology and tracing our family tree right now. Found out that we originated just south of Liverpool. Who'd have thought that? I always thought we were firmly entrenched in the Midlands. Great photos!

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  36. Mari CollierMay 19, 2015 at 7:51 PM

    They are beautiful.

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  37. RandyMay 19, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Love that third shot.

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  38. The Happy WhiskMay 20, 2015 at 12:41 AM

    So darn pretty.

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  39. JackMay 20, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    These are really pretty, William.

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  40. Jan K. alias AfanjaMay 20, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    I can imagine your maternal grandfather was astonished by the amount of new types of tulips. And meanwhile ther will be many more new types, I think. Your photos are wonderful again.

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  41. Small City ScenesMay 20, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    Good for Grandfather. I am glad he enjoyed the Tulips when he could.
    MB

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  42. Krisztina CliftonMay 21, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    Love all these beautiful tulip pics!

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  43. William KendallMay 16, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    @Lois: we have a lot.

    @Denise: our family history that's known goes back a couple hundred years or so and then vanishes into the mists of time.

    @Mari: they are.

    @Randy: thanks!

    @Whisk: they are.

    @Jack: I agree.

    @Jan: new ones are developed often.

    @MB: he loved seeing them grow.

    @Krisztina: I do as well.

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