...at least in some parts of the world.
at first glance, it looks like a giant child armed with a box of crayons has been set loose upon this landscape. vivid stripes of purple, yellow, red, pink, orange and green make up a glorious patchwork. yet far from being a child's sketchbook, this is, in fact, the northern netherlands in the middle of tulip season. the dutch landscape in may is a kaleidoscope of color as the tulips burst into life. the bulbs are planted in late october and early november. more than three billion tulips are grown each year and two-thirds of the vibrant blooms are exported, mostly to the U.S. and germany.
their dazzling colors are thanks to the years in the 17th century when tulip mania swept the globe and the most eye-catching specimens changed hands for a small fortune. but, like a rainbow, this colorful landscape is a short-lived phenomenon. the netherlands produce more than nine million tulip bulbs a year. when the flowers are gone, however, the land will be cultivated for a rather more mundane crop of vegetables.
these pictures were sent to me in an email, so i don't know the original source...sorry.
So gorgeous! I've always wanted to go during tulip season! Thanks for sharing! Brian couldn't believe that they were real.
ReplyDeleteSame here! I was shocked these pics are real, they're so beautiful! Has you painting arrived yet?
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Kara, you wanted a picture of the fields? Why didn't you say anything, I was literally there like a week ago! I would have brought you home as many pictures as you wanted. Or whatever you wanted. Now I have only boughten you things I thought you may have liked. I love you, and am inexplicably and unabashedly excited to see you!
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PS Paris is magnificent, everything you could imagine.