I’m telling you—our annual “flower porn” session feels awesome after this long and cold winter! Bonus: this year I am not pregnant and it’s much easier to bend down to take macro pictures. On the other side, I do have to deal with Mark who isn’t a huge fan of flowers…!

The annual Tulips Festival opened on a very warm week and the flowers were all in bloom. It was beautiful, as usual. We went to Dow’s Lake and by the Canal on several occasions to capture the beautiful sea of colours.

I am so ready for summer!

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15 Comments

  1. Katherina May 20, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Is it just me, or are your pictures of tulips even more beautiful than the ones of the years before?

    I think my favourite ones are those that combine yellow-orange-pink… Just like the sunset!

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    1. Zhu May 20, 2013 at 10:17 am

      😆 Thank you!

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  2. Jeruen May 20, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    I miss these types of photos from you! I always liked it when you can focus on one part of the photo and blur everything else around it; it does a good job highlighting the colors of the flowers.

    And I am glad that Mark doesn’t show any allergic reactions to flowers! That’s always a good sign.

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    1. Zhu May 20, 2013 at 6:11 pm

      That’s the one time of the year where the macro lens comes it handy 🙂

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  3. Hogga May 20, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    so pretty!!

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    1. Zhu May 20, 2013 at 6:12 pm

      It’s quite a display of colours, isn’t it!

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  4. Dennation May 20, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    May is my favourite month to be in Ottawa. It’s neither too hot nor too cold and I love the Tulip Festival. When I was growing up I didn’t think the Tulip Festival was anything special, but now that I am so far away I miss it so much.

    I’m off to look at the rest of your pictures!

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    1. Zhu May 20, 2013 at 9:33 pm

      This month was a bit too cold for my liking though…

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  5. shionge May 20, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    Oh WOW!!!!! They are beautiful!!!! I love them all. My Younger Daughter went to the Garden By The Bay (new attraction at Marina) and told some tulips too….gorgeous!!!!

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  6. Cecille May 22, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    beautiful pictures!! I want to go and see (maybe next year)

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    1. Zhu May 22, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      You should definitely come and have a look if you get the chance! Ottawa is lovely at this time of the year.

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  7. Karla May 23, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Of course my favorite picture is you holding Mark, surrounded by flowers. Lovely!

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    1. Zhu May 23, 2013 at 11:09 am

      😆 He was trying to eat the flowers!

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  8. Lindsey May 30, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    Oh wow, these photos are beautiful!
    I think I’ll have to add the Ottawa Tulip Festival to my ongoing bucket list. Tulips are my favourite flower, after roses of course 😉

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    1. Zhu May 30, 2013 at 5:15 pm

      You definitely should, it’s a lovely festival!

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