No, my wanderlust has not taken me to the tulip fields of Holland but to the Tulips of the Valley Festival here in Chilliwack, British Columbia, an hour’s drive from Vancouver. My last visit to the festival was in 2015 and which I shared with you in my post Petal Power. With the Festival’s new location this year our visit on Tuesday was perfect for this week’s Photo Challenge as no borders needed to be crossed to visit this little piece of heaven on earth filled with its seven million blooms. Enjoy the slide show and have your spirits raised with this seasonly perfect Gilbert and Sullivan classic from the Mikado performed by the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.
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I am just curious, someone did all that work to plant them and water them for the tulips to just bloom? Because they are not used as cut flowers, is their only purpose, Beauty?
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I think this will answer your question Issa: http://tulipsofthevalley.com/about/
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Beautiful thank you, I read a book many many many years ago and it is said “back in the day” Tulip bulbs were as good as gold for trade, i.e. were used as money. 🤔
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Floral exuberance! 🙂
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Beautiful colours.
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Just beautiful.
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Thank you
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Reblogged this on Rantings Of A Third Kind.
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Gorgeous is the word. Could however play the video, showed restricted in my region
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Many thanks. Sorry about the video. Google it and you may find other versions 🙂
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Yeah – I was thinking of doing the same. I will. 😊
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Oh your photos are so gorgeous. 😀
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Many thanks Cee 🙂
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Oh…my…jaw, just dropped! This is beautiful
http://annalovelife.com/cheap-backpacking-trips-luzon/
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Thanks so much Anna. So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
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The beauty of being a wonderful artist Andrew, is that you see things like this several times. The first when you visit and then as many times as you then capture them on canvase. The colors are simply astounding!
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Thanks Tina. It was a spectacular visit 🙂
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Oh that DID make me smile and who can possibly resist the G&S! ❤️
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