The Colour Pink

On Rideau River Drive, between Belmont and Fentiman,

Mrs Thompson showed me her extraordinary pink poppies.

Dandelion

Little children adore Dandelions; they are truly lovely.  

The Canadian Tulip Festival

Beginning in 1953, the Ottawa Board of Trade and 
photographer Malak Karsh organized a first Canadian Tulip Festival. 
2012 is the 59th year of the annual Ottawa event, 

bringing close to half a million visitors.  

People travel from around the globe 

to explore our nation's capital and to visit and photograph

these extraordinary flowers.  


I was intrigued to discover new tulips; 
to find and photograph flowers 
often unseen in our neighbourhood beds.  

Sabrina Leigh describes this image 

of a Parrot Tulip, "like melted vanilla ice cream 

with some beautiful chemical cherry topping."

People here share a love of beautiful things.  
Ottawa's Chinatown reMixed

takes place during the Tulip Festival.  Ms China-China Doll

is dazzling in her flowered frocks and fabulous hat.

And then there are the flowers... .

Perestroyka Tulips.




and so many more... .

Lilies and Iris are Budding

147 Grosvenor Ave

147 Grosvenor Ave

33 Ossington Avenue

33 Ossington Avenue

33 Ossington Avenue

33 Ossington Avenue

Fearless Palette

Recently I've started exploring the work of an Argentine painter and artist, Alicia Cittadini.   

On the weekend, my son Jakob had me photograph this startling tulip; its tones and indescribable colours remind me of Alicia's fearless palette:  

To discover the painting and art of Alicia Cittadini, please visit her web site at

http://www.aliciacittadini.it/

Spiders, Stars, an Extraterrestrial Tulip