The Canadian Tulip Festival is underway here in Ottawa and Gatineau, and today I begin a series on it. I took these shots in late April, before the tulips were showing, taken in Major's Hill Park. A statue of Colonel John By, the British military engineer who led the building of the Rideau Canal and is deemed the founder of Ottawa, stands up here, with tulips around the base of the statue and extending behind.
It appears that they've added some tulips in nearby beds this year. This view features Gatineau in the distance, on the far shore of the Ottawa River.
And this view looks towards the American embassy.
At the far end of the flowerbed that extends away from Colonel By, we look westward, with Parliament Hill in the background.
A handful of tulips were actually showing. I'm inclined to think that given the bareness of the rest of the flowerbed that these were left behind last year and not dug up, and have been coming up early.
At the north end of the park are large flowerbeds, with the tulips not yet showing when I took these. The National Gallery is in the background here.
While Notre Dame is seen in the background here. When next I show you this park, it'll be quite different.
There is beauty on the way! Finally the "good half" of the year starts.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
Delete...many of our tulips are past bloom😢.
ReplyDeleteOurs are in fine shape.
DeleteThe show is about to begin.
ReplyDeleteLots to come.
DeleteOh my, seeing them in green is beautiful as well. Wonderful pictures
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThe transformation will be good to see.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely.
DeleteI knew your tulip series must be coming soon, so I am happy to see it has begun. :-)
ReplyDeleteLots to come.
DeleteInteresting textures when there are no flowers yet in the beds.
ReplyDeleteTrue!
DeleteOnce they bloom it will be sensational!
ReplyDeleteIt will.
DeleteYou are getting ready to take lots of tulips photos
ReplyDeleteI already have, and more to come.
DeleteFunny how you manage to get notable things in your tulip photos like Colonel Bye's statue.
ReplyDeleteI like doing so.
DeleteThe tulips here have now mostly finished blooming. I'm enjoying the color splendor of wild flowers in the great outdoors at the moment.
ReplyDeleteWe're hitting our peak in the next few days.
DeleteWonderful prelude of Spring photos ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you.
DeleteNice image of Notre Dame in the background.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteI see a promise of lots of color to come.
ReplyDeleteMuch more to come.
DeleteLo lógico es que florezcan las plantas. Me gusta esa bella estatua.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI always look forward to your tulip photos, and how nice it is to see them in the early stages.
ReplyDeleteLots more to come.
DeleteThe tulip fields look so promising, and I know they will soon be spectacular from your blog header photo!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteHow exciting...love your tulip season.
ReplyDeleteI do too.
DeleteThey should be beautiful in the near future. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteI have been waiting for the tulip posts!
ReplyDeleteMuch more to come.
DeleteI always enjoy your tulip season.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks!
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