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The Splendid Yellow Daffodil

I just walked in the door after a biking event. My wife and I took off at 7:00 AM to participate in the "Tulip Pedal." This is in the La Conner and Mount Vernon area on an annual basis. It raises money for charity and provides good exercise for the hearty participants. There were three possible routes. We choose 20 miles. The other two options were 40 miles and 60 miles.

It was fun and the weather cooperated. The one thing that DID NOT cooperate was the darn tulips. For those of you who do not know, the Skagit Valley is one of the top growing areas in the world for "Official Dutch Bulbs" as in Tulips from Holland. The tulips are largely dependent on the weather, how warm it is, as to when they emerge in all their splendor. Well, based on the temperatures this year, and the look of the blooms, they are probably a couple more weeks away from opening.

So was all lost? Nope, another thing they grow in the Skagit Valley, prior to the superstar tulips coming on stage, is the splendid daffodil.  These are not as big, as a tourist attraction, as the tulips, but they are none too shabby either. In the Skagit Valley, we are talking major fields, not just a few bulbs here and there.

Steven L. Smith

Bellingham WA Home Inspections

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Posted Saturday Apr 04