A short walk away in Major's Hill Park are two more tulip beds. This first one I love photographing with the glass tower of the National Gallery in the background.
From a different angle, this gives a look at that rock wall in the background, as well as a glimpse of the small house structure in the grounds. These days that building tends to offer exhibition space to artists.
The other large section of tulip beds are a double row across the lawn from the first, with Notre Dame Basilica as its backdrop, while from another angle, these tulips have the Gallery as a backdrop.
Lovely! The basilica looks so romantic.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots William.
ReplyDeleteDo you sell tulips ...? (Just kidding).
ReplyDeleteTomás.
So beautiful with the National Gallery and the Basilica as a backdrop.
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I can see some of the tulips are almost black. Fantastic colour!
ReplyDeleteAh, that last one takes the cake. :-)
ReplyDeletethat is a cool word - basilica. awesome architecture!! the blooms make the view even more awesome-er!! ( :
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are beautiful but I'm really impressed with that glass tower! I'd love to see the interior of that place!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery and basilica.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever get to Ottawa, the basilica is sure to be a stop.
ReplyDeletesuch pretty grounds and backdrops!
ReplyDeleteYou've added some variety to the tulips by showing some interesting background. There's also one person taking a good look at the the tulips.
ReplyDelete@Linda: thank you!
ReplyDelete@Luis: thanks!
@Tomas: if I tried growing plants, they'd all die!
@Janis: they're great settings for photography.
@Jose: yes, there's one coming up at the War Memorial that I'll be showing that has the same quality.
@Revrunner: thank you!
@Beth: it's a grand building. I enjoy photographing it.
@Lowell: I will have to take the camera into the gallery now that they've relaxed the photography rules.
@Linda: thanks!
@Birdman: it's beautiful inside and outside.
@Tex: definitely!
@Red: oh, yes!
So much beauty in every direction!
ReplyDeleteEverything is so beautiful in these images!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely area with so much to see.
ReplyDeleteGoirgeous tulips! And the buildings are pretty nice, too!
ReplyDeletesuperbe endroit ca donne envie d une pause ;o)
ReplyDelete@Sharon: no shortage of that!
ReplyDelete@VP: thank you very much.
@Judy: it's a pretty park.
@Cheryl: I think so too.
@Audrey: merci!
Fantastic, William! I love the purple and green! :) :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful park, the stunning tulips.
ReplyDeleteSome great pictures of the environment.
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Ottawa indeed has a lot to see in it and to interest people.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you have chosen different angles and backgrounds for this serie. The surrounding makes the tulips more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at the scale of the tulip plantings!
ReplyDeleteThe purple tulips are rather spectacular
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that everywhere you go, you see tulips! Magical!
ReplyDelete@Linda: so did I.
ReplyDelete@Liplatus: thank you!
@Gill: just as long as one does avoid politicians. Though strangely enough, today I came across who must have been Thomas Mulcair- or his twin brother! He's taller than I would have expected.
@Jan: it does, yes!
@RedPat: there's a great deal of care that goes into them.
@Mo: they certainly are.
@Ciel: magical indeed!
The gardens are spectacularly kept.
ReplyDeleteI adore tulips.i I've got some planted ready for Spring. Beautiful pictures.
ReplyDeleteTher are some extraordinary colours there William particularly in the last two pictures, very beautiful..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful setting. Too bad the tulips don't last all summer.
ReplyDeleteNational Gallery makes a very nice background for those tulips. I love the purple and white ones. They look very elegant!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful church.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! We pick up the granddaughters today. Going to be a fun week!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful views with all these purple tulips.
ReplyDeleteThe deep lavender tulips caught my eye--wow!
ReplyDeleteI really like those pirple tulips.
ReplyDeleteOOPS! PURPLE.
ReplyDelete@Carolann: they are.
ReplyDelete@Debs: so do I.
@Geoff: thanks!
@Mari: alas, no.
@Tamago: they do.
@Randy: it is.
ReplyDelete@Jennifer: thanks!
@Orvokki: I agree.
@Eve: mine too.
@EG: I do too.