{"id":7709,"date":"2022-04-20T22:03:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T05:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=7709"},"modified":"2022-04-20T22:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T05:05:13","slug":"skagit-valley-cold-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=7709","title":{"rendered":"Skagit Valley Cold Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2208_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2319_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"634\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite our untypically cold spring, tulips are blooming.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fields of Skagit Valley.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2326_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"626\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2187_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"644\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2194_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"643\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2193_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"655\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2196_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2321_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2199_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2323_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"798\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2207_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Although at the time of our visit less than half of the tulips were in bloom, we saw a lot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2260_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2263_tulip.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"839\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2308_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2239_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2215_tulip.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2246_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"643\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2240_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"639\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2252_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2275_tulio.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"796\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2251_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"634\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2255_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Roozengaarden is perfect as always, although the tulips were just partly open.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2271_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2272_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2216_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"642\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2269_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2277_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"637\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2236_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2217_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Muscari becomes bigger and bigger with every year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2227_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2228_muscari.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"655\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>And the colour is more varietal. Above  Muscari Armeniaca, below Muscari latifolium.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2247_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"641\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2244_muscari.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2241_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2245_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Muscari White Magic<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2327_muscari.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Giacintus save shape ad aroma, but colours varieties are amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2222_geocint.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"644\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2256_geocint.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"621\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Daffodils varieties become close to the tulips. Colour, shape, numbers&#8230; it s difficult ow to find simple yellow daffodil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2282_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Cum Laude, new variety<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2232_daff.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2268_daff.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Apricot Whirl<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2233_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"725\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>My story<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2267_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"829\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Cheerfulness<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2293_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"778\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Scarlet O&#8217;Hara<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2291_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"896\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2287_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"862\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p>Geranium<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2298_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"728\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2294_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"742\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2295_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"577\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2296_daf.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2208_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/canadaru.net\/bufo_storage\/Blog_photo\/2022\/WA%20travel\/Tulips\/DSC_2319_tulips.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"634\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Despite our untypically cold spring, tulips are blooming.<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color:#777\"> . . . &rarr; Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/?p=7709\">Skagit Valley Cold Spring<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[359,360,403,327],"tags":[510,404],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mscreativity.ca\/writing\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}