I was skeptical of a visit to tulip gardens.
“They’re just flowers after all.”
When I lived in Heidelberg, Germany, my friends wanted to travel to the Netherlands before pregnancy kicked into full swing. They wanted to visit Keukenhof and Amsterdam. I was excited about Amsterdam; I was unsure about Keukenhof.
But one step inside the tulip gardens in Keukenhof was enough to turn my head and my opinion about tulip fields spun completely around.
That was 2002, and this is 2017. I’m highway-bound along I-5 into western Washington State to see tulips.
During the annual tulip festival in April, the Skagit river valley is populated by fields of daffodils and tulips, in eye-popping yellow, red, orange, purple, and white. The overcast skies with diffuse grey light provides ideal light conditions with no strong shadows. The explosion of colour should surely melt hearts and convince minds, if the change to my once obstinate stance is any indication.
Above: “Welcome to CenturyLink Field” – 18 Feb 2012.
19 Nov 2020: In time for the Seahawks’ home game against the Arizona Cardinals, the sports stadium where the NFL Seahawks (and the MLS Sounders) play was rebranded to Lumen Field.
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