Perhaps the best sign of the warming temperatures of spring is the bounteous availability of a kaleidoscope of flowers: roses, tulips, daffodils, balsamroot, orchids and much more. And in the well drained soils of the Skagit region of Washington, colorful fields of tulips and daffodils grow profusely, attracting tourists and florists from all over the world. While not in the scale of the tulip fields of Holland, the flat fields and fake windmills give the impression of a dutch countryside, except for the towering mountains of the Cascades just to the west.

Wandering around the fields one evening, I found one particularly bright patch of daffodils in peak bloom. I tried to frame the dense patch of flowers against the tall cypress trees.

Skagit Valley
WA USA