The 60th Annual Tulip Festival in Albany, NY was this weekend. The festival is one of the first rites of summer and commemorates the region's settlement by Dutch explorers traveling up the Hudson river.
You can engorge the flower photos in this post by clicking on them. If you would like to see more photos, check out my posts from last year. The first post shows the flowers and the second features the people.
The picture above was taken at the east entrance to Washington Park where the festival took place. It is a mass of bird houses set high atop a pole. I didn't see any birds around so I think this is just for show.
Washington Park is where most outdoor cultural events take place in Albany. Starting with the Tulip Festival, it hosts various walks for charity, the Gay Pride Festival, etc. It also has a boat house with a stage and outdoor amphitheater where live outdoor plays are performed. At Christmas time, the park is decorated with lots of holiday lights and displays.
Enjoy the tulips. In some, you can see the grape hyacinths that were used as border plants. The final picture shows the large statue of Moses.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Albany Tulip Festival 2008
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What a lovely set of pics buddy. Talk about a whole place being out in bloom!!
Those pictures are absolutely beautiful!
Just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
--Alex
Beautiful pics G! I missed the festival. :-( But, I was thinking about it this weekend and the fun we had last year. Miss you a lot!
I love tulips for the riot of colors they possess. But my favorites are the deep purply-black ones.
Gorgeous! I love grape hyacinth, too!
An orgy of color! I'm gonna have to go wipe down my keyboard now...
Gee Mike, with all that seed you spill, it's no wonder you have an award winning garden!
Such variety; I wish I could find a couple of these around here. I especially like the pink frilly ones (big surprise!).
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