Tulips ! Tulips ! Tulips ! Right now, tulips are at full bloom at the Skagit Valley tulip gardens, where these two pictures were taken. It is about an hour's drive north from Seattle, Washington. Every year in Spring they hold a "Tulip Festival" that goes on for several weeks and attracts thousands of visitors. I first visited it in 1990, and returned there every year after that to enjoy the spectacular view of the tulip gardens. Tulips grow from bulbs, and the stems stand about 1-2 ft tall. They come in many varieties and colors. Tulips originally came from Turkey and later extensively cultivated in Holland. Now it is a very popular flower in many parts of the world.

You can click on a picture to see a larger view in a pop-up window. NEW Suvro's FlowerPhoto e-Greetings center is now open, where you can send free e-greetings to your family and friends with pictures like the one above. Please visit the e-greetings center at http://www.suvro.com/ecard. The Seattle chapter of Asha For Education, a non-profit voluntary organization dedicated to socio-economic change in India mainly using the medium of education, is holding a fundraising program Chhoti-si-Asha on April 12, 2003, 2-6 PM. For more information, please follow this link. Here are the links to the photopages of the last few weeks : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.