Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Spring Color ~ Volume 2 of 2

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival ~
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Just a few steps from the sunny sea of yellow daffodils you can almost hear the tulips whispering, "I see your sunny blooms and raise you all the colors in the rainbow."

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The fields are well planned out and are always in a state of bud, bloom and harvest.  This ever-blooming concept brings over one million visitors to the small farm town of Mount Vernon, Washington during the month of April to take in the colorful show.

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I love the peppermint twist tulips in the lower right of the photo below.

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This farm had a big sign that said, "I hope you have a great time tip toeing through our beautiful tulips."

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We watched as they picked this field.  They "snap" the tulips off the stems, bundle them, stack them in these totes and then they are ready for sale.

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I really like cut flowers but to see them in all their brilliance, still rooted in the Earth, in such a vast display is truly amazing.

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I highly recommend a visit to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival if you live in Washington.  If you don't live here you can order fresh cut flowers or bulbs from the farm featured in this post here.

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I'll leave you with a quote that is near and dear to my heart.  My Dad has this quote on a beautiful sign in his garden, and it seems fitting for this post.





The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.
Dorothy Frances Gurney
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