How about some Tulips :)

[wombat2u2004]

Netherlands in the middle of tulip season.‏

At first glance, it looks like a giant child armed with a box of crayons has been set loose upon the landscape. Vivid stripes of purple, yellow, red, pink, orange and green make up a glorious patchwork. Yet far from being a child’s sketchbook, this is, in fact, the northern Netherlands in the middle of tulip season. The Dutch landscape in May is a kaleidoscope of color as the tulips burst into life. The bulbs are planted in late October and early November. More than three billion tulips are grown each year and two-thirds of the vibrant blooms are exported, mostly to the U.S. and Germany .


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Their dazzling colors are thanks to the years in the 17th century when tulip mania swept the globe and the most eye-catching specimens changed hands for a small fortune.
But like a rainbow, this colorful landscape is a short-lived phenomenon. When the flowers are gone, the land will be cultivated for a rather more mundane crop of vegetables.
The Netherlands produce more than nine million bulbs a year.

[Freedom]

WOW! Thanks for posting, Wombat, so colorful, made me smile! :D

[Catty1]

Amazing!

[pomtzu]

Absolutely beautiful! :)

[Karen]

That is so cool! And so neatly done!

[lvpets2002]

:eek: WoW that is just so Stunning with Beauty.. Again Mother Nature at Her Best..

[phesina]

WOW! And what stunning photographs! Thank you for posting, Wom.

[cassiesmom]

This is just amazing! Wom, thank you so much!

[chocolatepuppy]

I'd be in heaven there! Tulips are one of my favorite flowers!:D

[ChrisH]

Wow!!

Thanks for sharing Wom.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Since my country is just south of The Netherlands, we've been there often!!
There is a parc in Lisse called "Het Keukenhof" .It is a fabulous place!! Some of your pics are taken there I think!! It can be visited from 22 March to 20 May 2012!

This is the link to the official site: http://www.keukenhof.nl/

[kokopup]

I don't dare show these to my wife. We lived in the Netherlands for almost 3 years and all I hear from her is "When are we going back to the Netherlands"?

TULIP time there is indeed the most awesome sight you can imagine. The photos are beautiful but they just can't capture the enormous panarama that just surrounds you. Other neet and almost as beautiful is daffodil and croquis times. Before the tulip time you have a daffodils time and then you are surrounded by yellow in all directions. Croquis time is really one of my favorites. One of the first signs of spring is the Croquis bloomimg. Every village and town in the whole country has all of their green space planted with croquis. Before the green space needs mowing it is turned into a random rainbow of color. During this time we would just drive from village to village just to see the color tapestry surprise offered by each green space. :)

[lizbud]

Beautiful :) Takes your breath away.:)

[dab_20]

Absolutely amazing! How beautiful, I can only wish to see this one day. Thanks for sharing!

[Felicia's Mom]

That was beautiful, thanks for sharing!

[Logan]

That is pure heaven! Thanks so much for sharing.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Omg how cool is that! What fantastic pictures! I think it would be soo cool to see this from an airplane, now that would be quite a site! Thanks for sharing these, Wombat! :)

[kokopup]

If any of you do make it to the Netherlands, in addition to the "Het Keukenhof" , that Lut mentioned, be sure to see the Aalsmeer Flower Auction. It is the largest flower auction in the world. The auction building is the third largest building in the world, in terms of floorspace, 10.6 million sq ft. Flowers from all over the world are traded on a daily basis at the Aalsmeer facilities. Around 20 million flowers are sold daily with a 10% increase around special days such as valentines day and Mothers day.


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[Marigold2]

Beautiful. My daughters favorite flowers.