Racing at Woodland’s Tulip Fest

 

Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.

 

About a week ago I posted a picture of one of the fields where Holland Bulb Company grows their tulips.  Every April the company sponsors a Tulip Fest. 

Sabrina is freezing!!

This year the festival was set for two weekends. On the first day this was also the starting place for a 5K race. It was definitely festival time. The weather was nice even though a little on the chilly side in the morning.

Jordie and Brendan

Jordan and Sabrina registered for the race. They do several of these each year. By the time I arrived the parking lot was almost full and it was evident that a festival was going on. Tents were up, vendors showing their wares and the tulips were the background for many pictures.

There she goes!!

I snapped a few pictures of them and off they went.

Jordan came in first for her age group and Sabrina even surprised herself with beating her goal by several minutes. 

The owners of the fields were originally from Holland.  Farming tulips was their dream.  They bought land and that was the beginning of the Holland Bulb company.  Thus, the Dutch influence with the windmills and wooden shoes are a major part of their farm.  Holland is known for beautiful flowers and especially for their tulips.  We’ve been to Holland a couple times but never did time it right to view their tulip fields. 

When we lived in Washington many years ago, we had a good sized vegetable garden plus lots of shrubs and flowers. I also had a little greenhouse where I got to play in the dirt. We had many spring flowers including tulips. I never considered digging in the dirt work when it came to flowers. It was a hobby and I loved it. It’s the one thing I miss by not being able to have my own little flower garden. We saw a little greenhouse at Home Depot the other day. Terry wanted me to buy it …. but where would I put it ??????????????????????

I took a zillion pictures of the tulips at the Tulip Fest.  Obviously, I’m only posting a few here.   Even though I figured I was at least a month early,  I drove by the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens. I thought some of the flowers might be in bloom but it was closed.  We visited last year and the year before last.  It’s another beautiful garden in the middle of Woodland.

Nice weather in this area brings out fishermen.  This is Horseshoe Lake which is in the middle of Woodland and on the way to the tulip fields.

Even a chilly morning doesn't keep the fishermen away from the Horseshoe Lake.

‘Tis life on the road.