TULIPS!!!

The tulips that star in the Tulip Festival about an hour south of us were finally coaxed into bloom by their Creator, despite their resistance of the cooler-than-average-April-temperatures. This past Saturday brought us an amazingly warm and sunny afternoon and despite repeated warnings of “DO NOT GO TO THE TULIPS TODAY BECAUSE EVERYONE IN THE WORLD IS THERE!” we decided to go. We went later in the afternoon, and while it certainly wasn’t empty, we did not have any traffic issues whatsoever. We were so glad that we finished our errands early enough to head down there, since the cool, wet weather has now returned to us.

Almost all these photos are SOOC.

I didn’t get super cooperation in the picture department because the sun was so bright. Apparently we really are acclimated to gray skies around here.

“One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong.” Do you see the odd tulip?

I love this shot. It was only sort-of posed. She was smelling the tulips and I saw her, and asked her to do exactly the same thing again so I could take the picture. Precious.

I finally found that sweet spot for capturing pictures of the girls so they wouldn’t have to squint…too much, anyway.

Of the tulips we saw, these are Ed’s favorite. My very favorite tulips, “Angelique”, were not on display in these fields, unfortunately. They are pink and lacey – almost like a peony, (in fact, they’re often called Peony Tulips) which is my favorite flower.

I do, however, love almost all tulips and I’ve decided I need to plant more bulbs here this fall for next spring!