The last time I was at Keukenhof (The Garden of Europe) was in 2009. I wanted to visit the spring garden again this year but the weather has been rather cold with no signs of real spring temperatures. Keukenhof officially opened from 21 March to 20 May for 2013. I […]
Flowers and Plants
Flowers and Plants
Purple Cornflowers in full bloom
The Purple Cornflowers are coming nicely this year. I took a few pics of the flowers before giving them some needed water in the evening since it has not been raining for a few days in Holland. The bees were making their round and looking for something sweet to take […]
Cherry Blossoms in Holland April 02 2012
It has been almost two weeks of not visiting the local park, I went back to check on the cherry blossom trees on Monday and found them with plenty of blooms. The temperatures are in the early teens this week and I had to put on my winter coat again […]
Third Day of Spring 2012
It was a beautiful spring day in Holland with weather prediction for 19 degrees Celsius and 80% chance of sunshine. I went for a walk around 13:30 hour at the local park and found plenty of signs for spring 2012. I was at the park 10 days ago but didn’t […]
Spring Crocus 2012
Signs of Spring 2012 are becoming more apparent around the neighborhood and the rest of the country. During my lunch walk on Friday I found plenty of Spring Crocus along my walking path. I couldn’t help but to stop and smell the flowers along the way.