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Post by fumobici on Apr 10, 2014 4:16:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 5:25:25 GMT
Spectacular! I had never given a thought to where tulips might be mass cultivated in the United States, so I definitely learned something.
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Post by bjd on Apr 10, 2014 5:49:16 GMT
Me too. And it's nice to see them with a background of mountains rather than windmills.
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Post by htmb on Apr 10, 2014 11:28:35 GMT
Wonderful photographs, fumobici. Each could stand on its own. I love the rows of color, as well as the closeups, but the last picture is superb, too!
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Post by fumobici on Apr 10, 2014 19:29:16 GMT
Thanks everyone. I've seen similar bulb farms in Holland, Michigan and in Holland, NL but I think this is the best setting to enjoy the display. Spring here is *verdant* and the near proximity of ocean dotted with hundreds of beautiful islands and glaciated alpine wilderness the setting is (weather permitting!) one of the most special I know of.
I should add that thee photos were taken with an eighteen dollar camera(GE J1458W, display model from K-Mart usually maybe sixty or seventy dollars) my girlfriend bought me as a throw into the pocket to have whenever and if it gets broken or lost it was only eighteen bucks camera. And I love it. The photos are close to the same as my far more expensive Canon Elph, this one charges from a simple USB plug and well, eighteen bucks. Speaking of Holland, it should be perfect for the first Koningsdag. See how it holds up to canal water and beer splashage--and likely rain.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2014 20:43:42 GMT
Michigan or Wisconsin would have been my guess, although Washington or Oregon would make more sense for the milder climate.
Some of the best photos I ever took were taken with those disposable cardboard wrapped cameras they used to sell.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 11:15:12 GMT
Thanks for this, fumobici. I've never made it down at this time of year, I'm usually on the I-5 heading south and miss all this. Yes, this is the perfect climate for growing bulbs as you can leave them in the ground all year. In places like Michigan or Wisconsin, they'd have to be dug up and stored every winter.
Gorgeous.
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Post by nycgirl on Apr 11, 2014 15:21:01 GMT
Absolutely magical! Those joyous colors are definitely a welcome sight after winter.
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Post by lugg on May 5, 2014 6:26:53 GMT
Stunning - what a glorious place
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