It was lovely to attend a festival that celebrates a flower that is the symbol of friendship! Strolling around, with so many people, all of us there to appreciate the seas of colourful tulips! 300,000 in Commissioner's Park alone; the highest concentration in the region.
These tulips symbolize the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands, which arose after Canada provided a safe harbour to the Dutch Royal Family and helped free the Dutch during the second World War.
As silly as it is to choose a favourite among all the lovely varieties of tulips, I did find that I had a special place in my heart for the Silverstream variety. They look like raspberry ripple ice cream! Rich, elegant cream with different intensities of a colour that can only be called raspberry. It's not crimson, and it's not cranberry, nor is it burgundy. Definitely raspberry. Elegant tall stems, all curving and leaning gently in one direction. I just wanted to curl up in them and have a nap and dream of thick oil paint on canvas.
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