Spring Color on Fox Island, Washington

Spring has arrived on Fox Island, Washington, and the trees and flowers are in full bloom.  We wander around our neighborhood and enjoy the colors.

Around the neighborhood

And, of course, towering over it all is Mount Rainier, 14,410 feet (4,392 meters) high and about 72 miles (116 km) away, topped with snow the entire year, currently in the spring covered in snow down to about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters).

Glimpses of Mount Rainier

And, while we're mentioning Mount Rainier, we'll share a photo of sunrise behind the mountain, viewed from Fox Island.

Sunrise at Mount Rainier

The colors of the trees and plants are starting to fade as we move toward summer, but enough remains to remind us how beautiful it is here in the PNW (Pacific Northwest).

Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, Oregon

We find that, at the end of our visit to Cannon Beach, Oregon, the Oregon Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is beginning that very day.  We purchase tickets online and head inland to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm to view the fields at the beginning of their blooming season.  On the way, we pass other fields of vines and mustard also beginning their seasons.

Spring arriving in the fields

We enter the Wooden Shoe Farm and first browse through the tulips on display and for sale at the entrance/exit of the fields.

Wooden Shoe

Tulips in pots, many for sale

We pass the tents and stands of food, beverage, and crafts vendors and head into the fields to wander through the beds of color.  This first day of the festival and we are told that the tulips are 10%-20% in bloom.  That's still plenty!

Arts, crafts, food, beverages

Entering  beds of tulips

As we walk further into the fields, we find beds of tulips full of color and life and others preparing to bloom in the next few days or weeks.

Tulips in full bloom

Tulips thinking about blooming

More fields in bloom and about to bloom

Tulips in the field close up

We stop at the shop and pick a pot of tulips to take home and brighten up our house.

Tulips arriving at home

This has been a great side trip and leaves us with great images to remember on the drive home and for days afterwards.  And, of course, in addition to the memories, we have our small pot of tulips travelling home with us.