Tulips All Around

As promised, here are a few pictures of the tulip fields. Vicki asked me Sunday night if I wanted to go out to the Tulip Fields. After conferring with Steve and his ever-changing tutoring schedule, we decided the best time to leave would be right after I closed my store Monday night. The last time I had been to the Tulip Fields was back in 2004 with Vicki and Trish.

We first stopped off and got a coffee (a must) and then away we went. Once we got into Mt. Vernon, Vicki showed me the new round about, and around and around we went. Once we got out of the round about we headed down the road to check out the tulips. We ended up taking pictures of two different fields (as usual I have some pics out of order, and since this was my fourth attempt to get them uploaded I am not going to redo it). To see more pictures of the tulip fields check out my slide show, "Flowers Abound".

This picture is obviously Vicki and I. Some guy asked us if we wanted him to take our picture and of course I said yes. You can't go to the tulip fields and not have your picture taken.

This was the first field we stopped at. The field is owned by RoozenGaarde, a division of Washington Bulb Company, Inc. This field was primarily lined with yellow and red tulips for what seemed like miles.

This was the second field we went to. I am not sure who owns this field, but the tulips here seemed to be more vibrant. There were red/white tulips, pink/light pink tulips, and purple tulips everywhere. It was absolutely beautiful. God is a wonderful artist!

This was one of the roads we were walking on to get to the rows of tulips.

As the hour went by, the wind was picking up and the clouds were moving in. Although I took several pictures of the tulip fields, I've never been there on a cloudy day. It makes taking pictures a little more challenging.

We also wanted to stop in at Tulip Town, but they were already closed for the evening. I don't know if I'll make it back there, but if there is anyone out there that wants to go to Tulip Town, they will be open until May 10, daytime hours only.

Well that about sums up our little adventure. All in all it was a fun and relaxing evening. Thanks Vicki for inviting me. I had a great time!

Colt and Mama Horse

Yesterday I had the opportunity to go off island with Vicki and head over to Mt Vernon to see the Tulip Fields. Another post will follow with some pictures of the fields. In the meantime, on our way from one tulip field to another we saw these horses. When we first caught sight of them the baby horse was feeding, but as soon as I got out of the car to take a picture he moved away.

In just moments I was able to take a few shots of these wonderful looking creatures. I wish the mama horse would of turned around and smiled. It would of made for nicer pictures. Oh well. This would of been a really cute shot had I moved a little quicker. The colt was backing up to his mama and sticking his bootie right underneath her belly and rubbing. I think he had an itch.

Vicki and I thought he was heading back for more food, but he changed his mind at the last minute.

Just strolling around mama.

Just hanging out with his mama.

This shoot came seconds after the colt pulled away from his mama eating.

It was a lot of fun to stop and take pictures of these horses. They really are a majestic animal and are absolutely a wonder to watch in their environment.