Many years ago, when I lived in Buzzard’s Bay, MA, I wanted to go to the Daffodil Festival on Nantucket. I never made it. When I heard about a Tulip Festival I decided I had to go.
The tulip farm is not quite 3 hours away, so I decided it would make a nice day trip. Our oldest, Joe and his girlfriend, Bridget, came along for the ride. We knew ahead of time that it was not a great year for the tulips. The tulip fields had flooded in January. It had been a very cold spring, so the tulips that had survived the flooding got a very late start. Then, when it finally warmed up and they started popping up, it got very hot, very quickly. This shortened the usual month-long season to about a week.
Despite the problems, we were not disappointed by the journey. There was still a beautiful field full of gorgeous blooms. There was a bounce mat and a bounce slide. It was a joy to see Joe, 25, behaving like a small child for a few minutes.
We wandered through the many tulips, enjoying the scenery, and taking beautiful photos. Joe purchased a small collection of blossoms. They also had a variety of vases available to buy. The baby ducks and chicks at checkout were a treat as well.
On the way home, we stopped at Hector’s of Nokesville for some yummy Mexican food and margaritas. We did lose the GPS signal and got a bit turned around on our way home, but with a little delay, we managed to figure it out. Note to self…download the map for offline use when heading to the boonies.
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It looks like a wonderful day with the tulips, Joe and Bridget!