Tulips at Skagit Valley April 2011

The tulips are finally out after a cool spring.  I have to get my favorite mountain, Mt. Baker, in the scene.  It hasn't been visible with all the clouds lately so it was a welcome sight.

There are a couple of commercial gardens one can photograph.  The entrance fee is reasonable.  Finding a point of view that does not have a hundred people in it can be a challenge.  (Especially on a sunny day.)

One can wander around the fields to find interesting scenes.

The show gardens at these commercial places are beautiful.  All of the tulips are identified and the bulbs can be ordered.

There are several places in Skagit Valley where one can park for a small fee and wander more fields.

Photographers are supposed to "turn around" to see if they are missing anything.  From the same spot one can catch Mt. Baker to the north east and the Olympic Mountains to the south west.  Ah, finally, a sunny day in the Pacific Northwest.  Doesn't a day like this remind us why we live here?