The first day of each month is a theme day for members of City Daily Photo, and for the month of June, that theme is Pink. Take a look at how others are interpreting this theme right here.
My selections come from two different festivals. In February, we celebrate the best season of all in Ottawa and Gatineau with Winterlude. Ice sculptures are carved by sculptors from around the world. At night they're lit up with coloured lights. I caught them in the process early on, hence this first shot, with a soft pink catching the ice. The sculptures this year were presented up in the Byward Market area.
Pink light was just starting to touch this finished sculpture.
Here we have the full effect.
The more recent festival is one that I'm in the midst of covering at present. Our Tulip Festival happens each May, with around a million bulbs planted in the public gardens each year. These shots were taken during excursions around Commissioners Park at Dow's Lake, the biggest site for the tulips. Look for the stray tulip in the last shot. I'm blaming the squirrels for that one.
Oh My Goodness all the different pinks you came up with.
ReplyDeleteTerrific post.
parsnip
You managed to capture all the beautiful shades of pink!
ReplyDeleteNice photos, reminds me June is strawberry picking month, and freeze, blender, enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIce and tulips - a very Canadian take on Spring.
ReplyDeleteMy pink phase is over, but my, these are lovely shots!
ReplyDeleteLovely shades of pink!
ReplyDeleteYou found a lot of different pinks, nice.
ReplyDeleteWell, now I prefer the 2nd part of your post.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend, William !
...I'm through with ice right now, I'll stick with those pretty pink tulips.
ReplyDeleteWinterlude ice sculptures are such an amazing sight to see! You gave us a glorious riot of colour today!
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteLovely pink images. The tulips are my favorite. Enjoy your weekend!
What a joy pink is, and I imagine the lights on the ice sculptures were a great plus in the greys of wintertime. Now the joys of all those colorful tulips are available to feast the eyes upon.
ReplyDeleteI love those ice sculptures and am happy to visit them again. And the tulips are still a delight. :-)
ReplyDeleteGostei daqueles trabalhos e gelo.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e um bom mês de Junho.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Perfect pink for the theme William 🌸🌼
ReplyDeleteLove the light on the Ice sculptures but of course I really really like the Tulips.
ReplyDeleteMB
De ijssculpturen. They are so nice in that light/
ReplyDeleteThis time of year I prefer the tulip pink.
ReplyDelete@Parsnip: thank you!
ReplyDelete@Nancy: and there are many.
@Maywyn: strawberries sound good right about now.
@John: yes, a typical combination!
@Iris: thank you!
@Italiafinlandia: thanks!
@Jan: yes, I did.
@Karl: thank you.
@Tom: I miss the ice!
@Laurie: thank you!
@Eileen: they stand out so well.
@Barbara: that is quite true.
@DJan: more tulips to come.
@Francisco: thank you.
@Grace: I thought so!
@MB: so do I.
@Aritha: they are.
@Marie: they're such a pretty pink too.
A good theme day post! It is hard to remember it being cold enough for ice, William!
ReplyDeleteGreat theme day post!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection William!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely pink. Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteWell, William, I hate to disagree but those ice sculptures all look purple to me. The tulips, though, are definitely pink.
ReplyDeleteLovely shades of pink!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
All kinds of pink! Great shots, William
ReplyDeleteprefer the blooms 2 the ice ...but both are great series u do share. ( ;
ReplyDeleteLots and lots of pink!
ReplyDelete@RedPat: the cold will come back!
ReplyDelete@Jim: thank you.
@Marleen: thanks!
@Mari: thank you.
@Catalyst: somewhere in between, perhaps.
@Carol: thank you!
@Bill: thanks!
@Beth: thank you.
@Kay: a whole lot.
The very last photo of all the pink is so pretty...I also spy a tiny pop of yellow!!
ReplyDeleteI love those rogue tulips.
DeleteFabulous selection of photographs for this pink theme.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks!
DeletePink tulips are my favourite.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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