These beautiful tulips are at the base of the Colonel By statue. The white and red ones are Canada 150 tulips.
The Colonel looks over at the ongoing rehabilitation work on Parliament Hill. I'm sure as an engineer, he would be fascinated by all of it.
By planned, directed, and oversaw the building of the Rideau Canal- an alternate water route going two hundred kilometres between here and Lake Ontario. He returned to Britain under a cloud of scandal for going over budget; though he had understood once he was here that the success of the project would require doing so. History has entirely vindicated him; today the Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A long bed of tulips extends eastward away from the statue.
I headed out of the park at one of the east entrance points. A man with a dog caught my eye as I was taking these shots of tulips and blossoms.
Beautiful. And at least with the construction site the Colonel isn´t bored...
ReplyDeleteTrue!
DeleteGorgeous colours.
ReplyDeleteVery much so.
DeleteWhat a colorful post ! (besides the statue :)
ReplyDeleteThat it is.
DeleteClose up tulip shots are a different perspective.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteGoing over budget was a scandal? Now it's standard practice.
ReplyDeletePretty much.
DeleteThose must be the only 150 tulips that survived.
ReplyDeleteI have heard private gardeners say they fade over several years. I wonder if they dig them out and store them over the summer in a cool dark place, as is the practice with tulips in the public gardens.
Delete...Canada 150 tulips, what a beauty.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteInteresting history on Colonel By. I am glad history was kind to him. Those 150 tulips are stunning, as are all the displays you have captured.
ReplyDeleteHe'd be pleased by that.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the statue and the tulips are beautiful. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend!
Thank you.
DeleteSurrounded by Canada's colors, the Colonel's spirit must be very happy.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteThe close ups of the tulips are strikingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThey have made the area around him so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThey have.
DeleteYou've found some tulip colors I've never seen before.
ReplyDeleteThey're great colours.
DeleteThat repair work feels endless!
ReplyDeleteMore than a decade, by the time they're done. I'll have something from my Doors Open series on it.
DeleteThose red and white tulips are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteThe colours are very pretty.
ReplyDeleteVery much so
DeleteGorgeous series of floral shots ~ favorites are the macro shots ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
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Thank you.
DeleteNice shots of the colonel standing in the field of tulips.
ReplyDeleteI thought so.
DeleteLos tulipanes de dos colores, se ven preciosos.
ReplyDeleteFeliz fin de semana.
Thanks.
DeleteThe Canda 150 tulips are exquisite!
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
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