Spring Tulips, anyone?

[PrincessInOz]

Spring has definitely sprouted here....

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm057.jpg


And with it, come the sneezes and hayfever!



However, there is one small business/farm up in the local hills that will occasionally draw me out and about in Springtime.

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm072.jpg



This place....sells the Prince of Orange of all flowers.....

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm034.jpg



http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm033.jpg




http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm031.jpg



Tesselaar's is a family owned business and have been doing mail-order bulbs for the last 55 years. The family is originally from Holland....and every spring, for about 4 weeks, the farm is opened for a display of tulips. The family put the word out that the tulips had bloomed early this year and so, I made the effort to head for the hills on opening day to take a stroll around their 'garden'.


http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm027.jpg



http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm066.jpg



And my more artsy shots of the day......


http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm036.jpg



http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm064.jpg



http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm017.jpg



http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz82/PrincessInOz/2011%20September%2015%20Tulip%20Festival/2011September15TulipFarm038.jpg




I'm hoping to head up to the hills again in a couple of days time. It will be close on 2 weeks since this visit. Hope the tulips are still blooming!


princess::upsidedow

[mybestieismickey]

So beautiful! Tulips are my absolute favorite. We have a tulip festival a few hours away that we try to attend each April. Makes me so happy. Thanks for sharing!

[bobbiwoz]

Wow, what a gorgeous place to visit! I love seeing your pictures, Princess!