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Canadian Tulip Festival, Ottawa Ontario – Day 5, May 10th, 2011

I bit of heat and sunshine can do wonders for a tulip bed and that is certainly what is happening for the tulips that have been planted around the flower beds of Dow’s Lake. Still plenty left that haven’t started … Continue reading

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Magnolias and more.

Today was the official first day of the Canadian Tulip Festival.  Someone forgot to tell the tulips:-). Those tulips that might have been opened in the morning when the sun was shining, were closed in the afternoon as the clouds … Continue reading

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Canadian Tulip Festival starts May 6th, 2011

There are about 2 million publicly planted tulips in Ottawa just waiting to entertain residents and tourists alike when they burst into bloom. This year’s tulip festival takes place in Ottawa from May 6-23, 2011. My blog entries from Day … Continue reading

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Baldwinsville, New York

This trip the weather was generally not the best (an understatement). Overcast, marginally above freezing, and every so often a bit of a short-lasting snow shower to break the monotony 🙂

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Tulip Festival, Dow’s Lake, Ottawa

After photographing the Trilliums along the Jock River, I headed over to the Experimental Farm and to Dow’s Lake to photograph the remaining flowers of the Magnolia trees at the Experimental Farm and a few of the tulips at Dow’s … Continue reading

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