Flower field update # 7 – tulips in Holland

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] After another week in Holland with lots of sunshine the tulip farmers did their very best to keep the flower fields green and colorful. No rain and high temperatures (above the 20 C) are very unlikely at the…

Flower field update # 6 – tulips in Holland

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] Last week was another warm and sunny week. I can’t remember the last time we had such a warm and sunny springtime. The people who travelled to the flower fields had perfect weather for photographing and cycling around…

Flower update # 5 – flowers, parade info and fields

Last week was another beautiful week. Sunshine at daytime and some rain at night. Perfect for the flowers and perfect for the visitors. Yesterday it was flower craziness in Lisse and surrounding areas. It was Flower parade day and it…

Flower parade – Saturday 16th of April 2011

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] Next weekend, on Saturday the 16th of April the flower parade will be held. I have got a lot of questions about this event so I try to answer them all in this post. The route and times:…

Update flower fields # 4 – tulips in Holland

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] Springtime has definitely started in the Netherlands. Gorgeous weather, lots of sunshine and no wind. Temperatures are around the 15 degrees during daytime and still freezing at night. The flowers are doing very well at this time. Since…

Flower field update # 3 – 4 april 2011

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] Last weekend we had some extremely nice weather in the Netherlands. Lots of people travelled through the Bollenstreek to enjoy the flowers. At this moment the yellow daffodils are in full bloom. Around the Keukenhof you can see…

Flower Photography

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] Today, while photographing in the Keukenhof, I met Eric Breed. Eric is a professional photographer from Holland who loves to travel around the world to make the most beautiful photos of flowers. His photo’s are displayed in magazines,…

Flower field update 2

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] It is time for the second flower field update of this season. Last week was beautiful with lots of sunshine. Temperature is around the 15 degrees, no wind, it feels like a lovely 20 degrees Celsius in the…

Spring has arrived! Flower field update

[custom_frame_left shadow=”off”][/custom_frame_left] After a beautiful weekend full with sunshine, spring has finally arrived in Holland. In a lot of gardens you can see the springflowers blossom. The daffodils in the parks are beautful yellow. And I have seen the first…

Spring is in the air!

After a very cold winter, with lots of snow, wind and rain, the weather is finally getting better! The days are getting longer and this week, I got up in the morning and saw a little bit of blue sky! BLUE! (As…