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Here's one last look at the tulip bed I've been focusing on for the last two days.

Across the path is another large one that featured a mix of tulips, with companion flowers.

This particular bed was unveiled in 1967 by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. As Crown Princess during the Second World War, she stayed in Ottawa with her daughters, one of whom, Princess Margriet, was born here. An additional plaque was placed here in 2004 dedicating the bed in memory of Juliana after her death.

The tulips in this bed were certainly a delight this year.

Islands

A reminder to members of City Daily Photo: the theme for August 1st is City People.

You can probably tell by now that this bed of pink tulips, with islands of yellow ones, particularly captivated me.

Here we look back again at where I'd been.

Every once in awhile in the brush behind the bed one sees tulips of another colour, such as the two brighter yellow ones here. Remnants of a previous year, perhaps transplanted by squirrel gardeners.

Dazzling

Across from the bed of tulips I featured yesterday was this other one, dominated by pink tulips.

This view looked back at where I'd been.

And this looked forward.

We carry on here tomorrow.

Bright Flowers

The bed of tulips I left off with yesterday had a mix of tulips, side by side, flowing alongside each other.

A Cheerful Blend

Here's another view of the bed of tulips I finished with yesterday.

Across from the path from that bed is this bed, with a mix of yellows and oranges this year.

A Melange Of Flowers

One more look at the tulip bed I left off with yesterday.

This view looks back through Commissioners Park.

I continued my walk.

Mixes Of Bright Colours

Today I'm starting off in the bed of tulips I left off with yesterday.

I continued along the path.

Along The Tulip Pathway

Carrying on where I left off yesterday, this view showed where I was heading. Some of the tulips were showing brightly, others were yet to come.

This views are of the largest stand-alone bed in the park, seen at the left of the path in the above shot.

Here we have tulips in a bed that's on a raised circle. In previous years display panels about the history of the festival and the liberation of the Netherlands have stood around part of this circle, but with Covid-19 this year, those panels were missing. One type of tulip in this bed was well underway, while the other was a few days behind.