Five Feet, Nine Inches Above Ground

Tulips as a symbol of friendship

The Ottawa Tulip Festival has been on my bucket list for a long time. Each year something would clog up the short time frame in May when the tulips would be be in bloom and it would get put off until another year. This year turned out to be the year! An early start from Rigaud by car on Thursday May 11 meant that Jackson and I arrived on Randy’s and Marc’s doorstep within an hour and a half. A few minutes later, we set off for Commissioners Park where the event takes place. It was the perfect sunny day for the event. The tulips glowed in the sunlight tantalizing the eye with a brilliant wash of colour against a lush spring green background.

It was a perfect day thanks the kind welcome of Randy and Marc and the beautiful spring weather.

Plus a flowering quince shrub to end the tour.