Tulip Time

Of course I can't just share one image from the beautiful tulip fields in the Skagit Valley.  We had a glorious afternoon to roam the fields and enjoy the bright colors and fantastic scents.

Skywatch Friday: Clouds and Flowers

The fields flash sporadically

bright dark bright dark

as the sun fickly glances through the gray.

Weekend Reflections: Tulip Fields Forever

A field of yellow tulips is reflected in my daughter's sunglasses.

Well, actually, they're MY sunglasses. The borrowing has started already.

If she was a folk singer in the 1970's, this would totally be her album cover.

Tulip Town

It may officially be the coldest April on record for our area, but the rainbow hues of tulip fields warm our hearts, if not our chilled fingers and icy noses.

This was taken at Tulip Town, Skagit Valley.

Tulips

Red-brushed tulips from the farmers market ignite like flames in the evening sun.

Petalsoft

Here is one more picture from my very talented friend Chad. These are my daughter's hands cupping the pink tulip.

Escape

My friend Chad took this picture of a pink tulip trying to stand out from the crowd. Everyone wants to be an individual... even tulips.

Gotcha!

My littlest one, frolicking in the fields of flowers.

Orange Creamsicles

These tulips are so richly vibrant, they look positively decadent! Somehow, though, I don't think they'd taste as good as they look. And people might look at me strangely if I started licking tulips. Don't they look good enough to eat, though? Um... maybe it's just me.

Anyway, these tulips were at Roozengarde in Skagit Valley. Roozengarde is the largest grower of tulip, daffodil, and iris bulbs in the world. I wish I could find an actual statistic, but I know a vast majority of tulips and daffodils in the country come from Skagit Valley, so chances are good if you're buying tulips in Florida or New Hampshire or Ohio, they were grown in Skagit Valley.

If you're ever in the Pacific Northwest in the spring, I highly recommend visiting the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. There's no experience quite like being surrounded by acres and acres of brilliant, alive color.