And some pink, as well. Beds of tulips can be found on the Old Ottawa South side of the Rideau Canal, a short walk from my house. In this first shot, a dog is walking his humans (as opposed to the reverse) in the background, crossing Colonel By Drive over to the bike path that overlooks the Canal, behind where I was standing.
I liked the contrast in homes in the background of this shot.
Tomorrow I'll show you a tulip bed over on the Glebe side of the Canal.
So pretty!
ReplyDeleteLovely! (Cue Tiny Tim...)
ReplyDeleteI really love tulips !!!!!
ReplyDeleteEvery city should have an annual explosion of tulips like this!
ReplyDeleteI think you have far more tulips in town then here.
ReplyDeleteWonderful series, William !
ReplyDeleteA sea of so many incredible colors...
ReplyDeleteI think we only have that many tulips at one place at the Keukenhof: http://www.keukenhof.nl/en/
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard of so many tulips in one place. The word, "bucolic," came to mind when I first saw that first shot! Terrific photography, William!
ReplyDeleteA painter's palette?
ReplyDeleteThe people in the houses have a fabulous view of the flowers!
ReplyDeleteJane x
i like the mix of oranges and reds.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThey really are glorious William, I'm beginning to think I'll have to plant some tulip buds now in time for spring flowering.
ReplyDeleteI haven't commented regularly lately, but I want you to know that your tulip photos are wonderfully cheerful and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are much larger tulip beds than I thought they would be. I didn't realize it was that many.
ReplyDeleteThe Tulip beds are lovely. A lot of work goes into all that beauty.
ReplyDeleteMB
The ferns make a beautiful backdrop in those first shots. The colors are so vivid!
ReplyDelete@Whisk: I thought so too.
ReplyDelete@Linda: thank you!
@Orvokki: they're my favourite flowers.
@Tamera: that would be ideal.
@Marianne: we get an enormous amount in every year.
@Karl: thank you!
@VP: and more to come.
@Jan: a place I would love to see someday. There are also places around British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon that have big fields.
@Lowell: there really is no shortage of them here.
@Birdman: this year I didn't happen to see any artists, though I'm sure it was just a matter of timing. They would have been around at some point in the parks painting new canvasses. A couple of artists I know of definitely sell tulip related canvasses at art shows later in the year.
ReplyDelete@Jane and Chris: they certainly do.
@Tex: so do I.
@Luis: thanks!
@Grace: right now would be a good time to do so in your part of the world.
@Kate: thank you!
@Red: there are so many, and in so many places. I did miss one area I wanted to see- I was in the area, but completely forgot about it until I was long away from it.
@MB: it's a tremendous amount of work.
@Kay: they certainly are.
We are going to have to call you the "tulip man", with so many beautiful flowers on display on your blog.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe red really pops in these photos. I can't imagine having so much beauty so close to where you live.
ReplyDeleteA burst of colour and sunshine!
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to live in one of those places I see across the street. I could look out the window at a sea of flowers and I wouldn't have to do the gardening.
ReplyDeleteThey're so beautiful! There are tulips planted on the grounds here every year--the owner is Dutch--but the kids always end up ruining them.
ReplyDelete@Linda: I'll be posting tulip shots well into June, it looks like!
ReplyDelete@Cheryl: thanks!
@Sharon: it's a pleasure to live so close to them.
@Linda: indeed!
@Judy: I'd be hopeless gardening, so seeing them here is nice.
@Norma: those kids are a nuisance.
Hi William,
ReplyDeleteYour header took my breath away. Wow what color! I lived yrs ago in The Netherlands...love tulips.
Thanks for the visits to my blog. Taking a break...headed to our mtn place for the summer. Janey
A burst of loveliness those tulips . Breathtaking is right.
ReplyDeleteIt is like I am standing right there looking in real life.
The number of tulips there is amazing, William.
ReplyDeleteIt's too late here now but you're making me want a bunch of tulips!
ReplyDeleteThe sweep of colour everywhere is amazing. Love the occasional tree shapes intercepting the colours.
ReplyDeleteI love the large groupings of colour. I just sort of toss mine in!
ReplyDeleteI would love to live opposite that park, very pretty and very traditional with the colours.
ReplyDeleteThose would be a sight to behold, gorgeous!
ReplyDelete@Janey: it was chance that your blog crossed my path- I saw a comment in a blog I follow, so I decided to look your page up.
ReplyDelete@Carolann: it's a pleasure to show them.
@RedPat: there are so many of them to see. I know I didn't see all the beds this year.
@Ciel: we'll have to wait for next year, but I've still got quite a few days left of tulip photos.
@Gemma: so did I.
@Jennifer: I wouldn't be capable of designing a flower bed!
@Gill: it's a pretty area to live in. I like it here.
@Denise: they certainly are.
Brilliant display, one of the best..
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning.
DeleteJust now catching up on your tulip posts I missed over my long busy weekend. They are all so pretty. I may have to plant some tulip bulbs in my yard next year!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteSabe de uma coisa? O meu sonho é passear por estes belÃssimos canteiros de tulipas. Passaria horas contemplando-as e claro iria tirar muitas fotos
ReplyDeleteÉ uma for belÃssima e as tuas fotos estão magnÃficas.
Um abraço e continuação de boa semana
Thanks!
DeleteStunning captures William and I'd have to say the orange and creamy-white bed is my favourite. Unfortunately no tulips in my corner of the world so I'm loving seeing your pics.
ReplyDeleteHappy snapping and enjoy your week.
We get a lot of them.
DeleteSo incredible.
ReplyDeleteThat they are.
DeleteIt's amazing how many tulips bloom in Ottawa every year!
ReplyDeleteSo very many.
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