Thursday, May 26, 2016

Tulips And Royalty

Moving along the path, more tulip beds were in full bloom.


That included this raised circle of tulips I mentioned earlier in the series, with the series of panels about the history of the Tulip Festival along one side. You can see people looking at those panels on the far side of the circle.


There were also some of the large tulip sculptures in the park, and a panel series about Canada and the Netherlands which I showed you last year. There was a new panel among them, which I've included below.

33 comments:

  1. Only other pace I have see so many tulips was in Holland, we seem to go for Bluebells & Daffodils here but you have really embraced the tulip

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  2. I think you must have more tulips than Holland!

    Beautiful!

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  3. Ha ha, I thought the same as Gunn !
    Or you tricked with Photoshop :)
    Seriously, wonderful pictures, William!

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  4. What a great festival this is!

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  5. I can't get over the amount of tulips and the variety of flora.

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  6. The light on these photos is just magical!
    Janis
    GDP

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  7. @Bill: we have!

    @Gunn: we have many, but I imagine a place like Keukenhoff has more.

    @Karl: thank you!

    @Bill: it certainly is.

    @Lowell: there is an overdose of tulips.

    @Janis: thanks!

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  8. so pretty, they r taking over the gardens. what work! ( ;

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  9. I agree Gunn :)
    These tulips looks so beautiful.

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  10. I'm going to miss the tulips when you stop posting them!

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  11. There's just no end of tulips in Ottawa. We don't have large tulip beds here. Now the sculptures are a little gaudy in this setting. I like to see them in a downtown setting. Fussy! Just me!

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  12. Wow! Stunning flowers and photos!
    Your header photo is gorgeous!

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  13. @Beth: there is a lot of work to it.

    @Orvokki: they do, yes.

    @Tex: thanks!

    @Norma: so will I.

    @Red: they take getting used to.

    @Linda: thank you!

    @Sonia: thanks!

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  14. Wow, those tulip beds are so beautiful! I love the tulip sculptures, too. Both very pretty!

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  15. It looks like a sea of colorful tulips!

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  16. You captured some interesting light in the top two, William. Such nive shots all

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  17. Oh gosh the tulips are fantastic. I love the tulips and the interaction between the countries. Thanks for the post and info.
    I love the yellow double tulip in your previous post too.
    MB

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  18. It looks like it was a nice sunny day to see them all!

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  19. You really should consider buying a DSLR camera William. Or perhaps a mirror less one.

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  20. Those fields are huge! Lovely.

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  21. @Tamago: thank you.

    @Sharon: it is!

    @Cloudia: thanks!

    @MB: you're welcome.

    @RedPat: it was a fine day.

    @Stefan: I'm thinking of it.

    @Marleen: thanks!

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  22. You have a remarkable sweep of tulips in Ottawa. Beautiful!

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  23. Wonderful shots of the tulips again. I think, Canada has as least as much tulips as the Netherlands.
    Nice to see there's a panel of our king Willy and his wife as well. :-)

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  24. Lovely series. It must lift your heart to see such masses of tulips after a long winter. Striking header photo.

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