I was hanging around Commissioner’s Park the day before they opened the Tulip Festival. That’s the actual name of the park across the street from Dow’s Lake that everybody refers to as Dow’s Lake.

There are forsythias all over the place down there, but not many tulips. Here’s a bed of tulips with only two flowers in it.

Last year the tulips blossomed early. They were almost finished by the time the Tulip Festival came along. This year they’re late, not early.

You just can’t rely on tulips. Here’s a daffodil.

Row of privies…

I work near Dow’s Lake, so I went back the next day to get some soup from Stone Soup Foodworks. I had the Organic Beet & Bacon. It was pretty good, even though it had beets in it.

I’ll be going back for some more soup. You should get some too. Bye for now!

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Two bridges

May 8, 2010

Two years ago:
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Horticulture Building

May 8, 2009

Three years:
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Crank

May 8, 2008

I missed the llama too. Isn’t she pretty?

And then there’s the African goose. She and her pal the llama were at the opening day of the Lansdowne Farmers’ Market. (More here: Farmers’ market)

Little ducklings, always cute.

Bye for now!

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Experimental farm

June 3, 2008

I don’t know what kind of leaves they are. They’re at the ornamental gardens down at the Arboretum.

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The long riders

May 14, 2009

Here’s the “Ottawa,” a modest little tulip… late bloomer… not too pushy…

Lots of families at Major’s Hill.

I always like it when another colour sneaks in.

Yikes!

After being blinded by tulips and vintage cars all day, it was a relief to see these little guys growing along the canal.