1637 was date of the collapse of the world’s first speculative bubble, all created by a passion for tulips. In Holland people mortgaged their houses to buy and sell tulip bulbs for ever-increasing […]
The Washington State University ‘Discovery Garden’. For such a small space this garden really covers all the bases. I liked it because I have a small yard, and there were […]
If you’re interested in viewing masses of tulips the Tulip Festival in La Conner, Washington is a great place to go. Some fields charge admission – typically $5 or $6 […]
La Conner is one of the most picturesque towns on the Washington coast, and priced accordingly, but nearby Mount Vernon is much cheaper with some great places to spend the evening. […]
This challenge about ‘landscape’ photography came up just before I headed off to check out the tulip fields down in La Conner, Washington. When I was writing my post on the […]
The western states are some of the best places to find great examples of weathered wood. In the soggy northwestern states the north side of the buildings tend to be covered […]
In the Northwest of North America the entire month of March is always all about spring. My two favourite places to experience SPRING (in capital letters) are La Conner, Washington and Victoria, BC. La […]
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