Tip Toeing Through Tulips
Sewing / Posted on April 24th, 2006
We had a busy but enjoyable weekend. On Saturday, I realized my dream of visiting the Skagit Valley tulip fields:
The second photo was spotlighted on Utata yesterday!
We lucked out with some glorious spring sunshine, but the chilly winds cut short Robert’s and the kids’ exploration of the fields. The kids wanted to stick by Daddy, who, despite packing changes of clothing and coats for the kids, forgot to bring his own coat. He took them back to the indoor display area and hung out by a space heater, while I traversed each row and took a hundred or so photos.
I enjoyed the trip, but wish I could have photographed the kids squatting among the tulips 
Maybe next time!
We spent Sunday in the yard, mowing the lawn, cleaning up weeds and other debris, and double-digging a new veggie bed, where we planted some Yukon Gold potatoes. Our veggies are growing like crazy, thanks to the warm temps and the bright April sunshine. We’re feeling very optimistic about our first attempt at growing edibles and can hardly wait to harvest some of them!
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April 24th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Wow! Those pictures are absolutely beautiful. The tulips here have come and gone…dead early due to unseasonably hot temps. It stinks that one of the most gorgeous flowers only lasts a few days around here.
April 25th, 2006 at 7:45 am
Hi Amy. Love the new photos! I like the first one best! Now we know what tulips see when they gaze at each other! GRIN. I visited a tulip field in Louisiana as a kid on a school fieldtrip. It was great! The veggies sound good too. I showed my husband a pic of your planting boxes the other day HINTING…. grin.
April 27th, 2006 at 5:32 am
Hi Amy, I was searching for “Visions of Inifinity” on google and landed up on your blog. The pictures are quite amazing and I loved all of them. Just wanted to know if they are raw or you did some post processing? The colors are amazingly crisp and a treat for eyes.
April 27th, 2006 at 7:02 am
Thank you!
Madhur, I did some post processing of the images, since they were shot in “RAW” mode. I sharpened them up a bit and converted them to jpgs. The colors are straight out of the camera, though. When taking the photos, I used a polarizing filter on my lens, which can make colors quite rich. Glad you enjoyed the pics!
April 28th, 2006 at 12:09 am
Which camera do you use?
April 29th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
gorgeous photos! i love the colors. sounds like you had a nice trip.
April 30th, 2006 at 10:14 am
Nice shoot…pictures beautifull!!!!Sorry for my english…I am Brazilian and I am in Japan… Congratulations!!!!!!