Tulips, Tulips and More Tulips (and a Festival, Too)

I was reading an article about how colorful and beautiful and generally awesome Holland's tulip fields are (I'm talking about the real Holland, in the Netherlands...this time) and they are. Amazing, stupendous, glorious and more. And that's just in the photos I've seen, because I haven't gotten close enough to see the real thing. Here's an example:

Is that an amazingly colorful scene or what? Here's the link to the original article.

Of course, that reminded me that we (we, meaning my neighbors to the northeast) have our own Holland in Michigan, and Holland Michigan has their own Tulip Festival every May. Here are some images from that Holland.

Of course, there's nothing like seeing the original, I imagine. Things always look more wonderful up close, and a picture is never the same as being there, but at least there are plenty of tulips to go around. For more on the Holland, Michigan Tulip Festival, visit their website.

How about you? Have you had your share of tulip wonderfulness yet today?

Happy tulip watching, wherever you go (mine are just beginning to bloom)!