tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post8453280569120244116..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: and then it snowedVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26151346051084047112010-05-12T19:19:07.678-04:002010-05-12T19:19:07.678-04:00Naomi: ah well, the weather did not really diminis...Naomi: ah well, the weather did not really diminish my enjoyment of the weekend.<br /><br />Mary: and the snow was really only flurries that melted immediately<br /><br />Joanna: no, tulips and snow should not mix. but XUP had a lovely yellow umbrella that brought sunshine to our day!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-80564785293419662762010-05-12T19:11:18.508-04:002010-05-12T19:11:18.508-04:00Tulips and snow do not mix :-( Sorry for the nast...Tulips and snow do not mix :-( Sorry for the nasty weather. But it looks like a sea of color and tulips and yes, even that lovely yellow umbrella. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-37605274693145671312010-05-12T18:03:21.775-04:002010-05-12T18:03:21.775-04:00Oh dear, Violet Sky, I'm so sorry it snowed/ra...Oh dear, Violet Sky, I'm so sorry it snowed/rained! :(maryt/theteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516961981692076719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-62023892479171844592010-05-12T13:41:25.229-04:002010-05-12T13:41:25.229-04:00Even though the weather was punk-poor, your photog...Even though the weather was punk-poor, your photographs of the Tulips were Wonderful! It must be thrilling to see all these tulips blooming at the same time.<br />I love that they have this Festival in Honor of Liberation Day and that The Queen of Denmark thanked Canada in this most Beautiful way.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-74897070640818779262010-05-12T07:29:57.527-04:002010-05-12T07:29:57.527-04:00Crystal: the rain did add some vibrancy to the pet...Crystal: the rain did add some vibrancy to the petals and frizz to our hair.<br /><br />Ann; I am about 1 hour west ot Toronto.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-38809942067020262362010-05-12T06:36:34.617-04:002010-05-12T06:36:34.617-04:00I would love to go to Ottawa, and the tulips would...I would love to go to Ottawa, and the tulips would be an added bonus. When I was a student in Windsor, the furthest I went was Toronto.<br /><br />Where are you?Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44947674414340749742010-05-12T06:05:21.348-04:002010-05-12T06:05:21.348-04:00Gorgeous pictures. I think the rain added to their...Gorgeous pictures. I think the rain added to their vibrancy.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-46479572438887868732010-05-12T04:26:07.241-04:002010-05-12T04:26:07.241-04:00Mr Nighttime: during my long drive home from Ottaw...Mr Nighttime: during my long drive home from Ottawa, I was thinking of you... and last year's lilac visit. life is good.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-48411924532530176782010-05-12T04:25:02.794-04:002010-05-12T04:25:02.794-04:00Oliag: raindrops on petals do make lively photos, ...Oliag: raindrops on petals do make lively photos, don't they! <br /><br />I think those 'sculpted tulips' were to be placed around the downtown core, maybe? I did see a few outside the ByWard market.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-84299048794315524612010-05-12T01:55:43.602-04:002010-05-12T01:55:43.602-04:00Sorry I haven't been around. How is life treat...Sorry I haven't been around. How is life treating you?Mr. Nighttimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546329409708860876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-67338367605230713342010-05-11T15:16:47.406-04:002010-05-11T15:16:47.406-04:00...despite the inclement weather you took some ver......despite the inclement weather you took some very beautiful photos seen here and on SightLines...this last photo of the tulip "sculptures" is a great contrast to all the blooms previously...and Lucky you to have bloggers to meet up with!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-66584875837214745212010-05-11T14:58:46.175-04:002010-05-11T14:58:46.175-04:00dancingbeastie: it is fun to meet bloggers and mak...dancingbeastie: it is fun to meet bloggers and make new friends.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-73732850725363626622010-05-11T14:57:54.441-04:002010-05-11T14:57:54.441-04:00SueAnn: all three of us focused (maybe too much?) ...SueAnn: all three of us focused (maybe too much?) on the dismal weather - mostly because it was a shocking disappointment after the sunny warmth during the week.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-24285537459245098452010-05-11T13:22:59.949-04:002010-05-11T13:22:59.949-04:00What IS it with the weather at the moment? We had ...What IS it with the weather at the moment? We had snow showers in Scotland this morning! Can we blame Iceland, d'you think, or is it a bit mean to keep picking on the little guy?<br /><br />How exciting actually to meet bloggers in the flesh. I sometimes wonder if we are all just a bunch of disembodied minds floating in cyberspace. Apparently not.<br /><br />Despite your understandable frustrations with the weekend, the tulips look lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-90031614613842627172010-05-11T10:40:36.864-04:002010-05-11T10:40:36.864-04:00I love tulips and they always seem to herald sprin...I love tulips and they always seem to herald spring to me. So colorful are your pictures. Sorry the weather did not cooperate. But I am glad you had a terrific time of it anyway.<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-81998663062288416022010-05-11T07:37:19.918-04:002010-05-11T07:37:19.918-04:00Susan: you tap dance??
I want to see. How does you...Susan: you tap dance??<br />I want to see. How does your July look (is that enough to practice?)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-18158575701423139772010-05-11T07:29:44.525-04:002010-05-11T07:29:44.525-04:00Gilly: oops, replying out of order, sorry. we did ...Gilly: oops, replying out of order, sorry. we did have a fun time. and bitchin' about the weather took up a lot of our conversation!<br /><br />The city needs all these flowers in their downtown to pretty it up. Holland does the street and boulevard gardens very well, though, I wish we did that more over here.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-47138188593581902682010-05-11T07:26:32.342-04:002010-05-11T07:26:32.342-04:00Peter: well, well, well, where have you been old f...Peter: well, well, well, where have you been old friend? are you posting again? I must go check.<br />yes, the tall green stems with no colourful flowertop do look pretty desolate! at least the bulbs are a hardy sort!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-74460819309680825932010-05-11T07:21:23.973-04:002010-05-11T07:21:23.973-04:00Jeannette: I have been in Holland twice for their ...Jeannette: I have been in Holland twice for their May 5th remembrances and it really is astonishing how much gratitude is still shown by the Dutch. so many Canadian flags flkown everywhere and so many people want to shake my hand and say 'bedankt' - as if I, born a dozen years after the war ended, had anything to do with it. though actually, my father did, he was in Apeldoorn.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-21399361104989099902010-05-11T07:18:16.882-04:002010-05-11T07:18:16.882-04:00SAW: really, the visit with each other and putting...SAW: really, the visit with each other and putting a face to some of these Ottawa bloogers was well worth it. the festival and breakfast dates just coincided nicely.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-77541211525753355232010-05-11T06:52:42.813-04:002010-05-11T06:52:42.813-04:00I'll polish my tap shoes!I'll polish my tap shoes!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-74562079586469662222010-05-11T06:36:05.486-04:002010-05-11T06:36:05.486-04:00I'm afraid we're in the same boat here in ...I'm afraid we're in the same boat here in Belgium:<br /><br />exactly the same unseasonal temperature drop, with snow in the south. I can hardly keep warm!<br /><br />The nearby tulip fields I recently visited in Holland (I'm on the Belgian/Dutch border) all had that desolate look, with lots of cold wind chasing away visitors and rain battering the flower fields. <br /><br />Glad you had the chance meeting that many local bloggers though!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154038964967283580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-82197917160173863542010-05-11T05:31:33.311-04:002010-05-11T05:31:33.311-04:00Despite the weather you seem to have a good time -...Despite the weather you seem to have a good time - and the tulips looked wonderful. Though I admit they would have looked more wonderful in warm sun!!<br /><br />I didn't know The Netherlands send Ottawa all those tulips - it must make for a very flowery city. Would love to see it.Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2461503238953124752010-05-10T20:31:24.068-04:002010-05-10T20:31:24.068-04:00Wow, I really enjoyed this post -because I wasn...Wow, I really enjoyed this post -because I wasn't there, but know what you're talking about -the tulips -the war..I wasn't born yet then, but I remember seeing many pics in magazines of people with so much joy, dancing in the streets (you know that's pretty significant for reserved quiet Dutchmen).<br /><br />So much fun to meet other bloggers at such an event!<br />One last thing, I love your pic of the display of statues(?) of tulips -very creative:)Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-8063953625654079072010-05-10T19:24:36.860-04:002010-05-10T19:24:36.860-04:00Brrr. But beautiful tulips. Glad you had a good ...Brrr. But beautiful tulips. Glad you had a good visit!secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.com