I'm hearing strains of Pete Seeger as I write this post about our excursion to Keukenhof Gardens in Holland (which is technically The Netherlands). It's been a long winter in Germany ~ even the Deutsch are tired of waiting for spring. Usually by April 1st the tulips are in bloom, but this year the shoots are hanging out in warm dirt. I totally don't blame them...
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| If you squint really hard, you can see all the beautif...... |
Perhaps the beauty in the cold, windy day was the lack of people at the Garden...
we pretty much had the place to ourselves!
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Welcome to Disney Keukenhof where the queues are non extant,
the streudel is warm, and the flowers are in pots. |
It was a lovely garden with plenty to see/do inside and out. We wandered thru much of the park checking out the sculptures and enjoying the outdoor living ideas. They even had a small animal farm and a zipline on the playground, so a whole family could find something to enjoy!
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| Playground --yes the water was cold, no I didn't get wet! |
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| EYE loved the sculptures! |
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Oh, the fun we all could've had back in Iowa if we'd only had
cool camper like this instead of the boring old tree house.... |
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| Actually, I wish I had a little sanctuary like this now...but the camper needs to be a little bigger... |
Seeking respite from the crisp, sea air we checked out the tulip displays inside the Oranje Nassau pavilion. Hundreds of flower show arrangements and rows of beautiful tulips in every color & variety.
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| Drawn to the art: paintings and stained glass work for sale..inspiration for Zach! |
Lastly, one can't visit Holland and the tulip world without talking about shoes.
Not your average, run-of-the-mill wooden shoe, though.
Here they had everything from Giant to fairy sized,
orange pumps to painted
blue shoes!
I would totally try the pumps if they weren't nailed to the bench!
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| Good thing God got the proportions right for us! |
So, the rest is all flowers --lots of pictures, but I couldn't pick just one!
Enjoy!
Vaarwell,
Linda
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| "Fringed tulip" Spiky seems more apt. |
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these were some sort of double bloom tulip
--hard to really capture the dimension in the photo! |
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| frilly and perfect--reminds me of those dresses you just twirl around in! |
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| One can always depend on crocus for a little early spring... |
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loved the pale blue color --so different!
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Seriously GIANT amaryllis --this must have been 3 feet tall and blooms the size of my hand!
From inside this shop one could purchase bulbs and ship them anywhere in the world. |
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| another cool sculpture -I love the movement in this piece. |
You captured our sarcastic tone perfectly and I appreciate your choice of camper shots! It was beautiful despite the cold & wind.
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