Tulips

 Let's talk about my favorrite flower.  The tulip.


Strongly related with the Netherlands, but it is originated in the East.
It is that time of the year again, that you can find tulips everywhere. Not only in the flower shops, but as well free in nature. In gardens and at fields.

Maybe most of you know (for who do I write it, anyway? LOL),  the colorful fields original were with no other reason as growing new seed, for new tulip bulbs. The flowers were cut and then raised to bulbs again. Nowadays there are many fields, all over the world and also here in our area.

A few weeks ago people became nervous in finding, where the fields were flowering. Last week it was finally that far, the flowering fields are there. 
It is a nice look, even when I prefer the beauty of one tulip more then of a colored field, but alas, that's my opinion, everyone can have his own pleasure.
As with all the 'free events', nowadays, they are overwhelmed with visitors. 
So that, consequently, even the tulip fields had to be closed, there were so many visitors (in the fields....), that the police did barricade the roads to it.

Here as well, I wish everyone their pleasure, and not only a privileged group, but I can not really understand, what the fun is, to walk through tulip fields, when the people are almost more then the flowers. And of course not all can keep their hands on their backs, also the fields will look no better afterwards (for the next visitors).

It is sad, and a shame, that this is the way it works. Zoos and Parks are closed, and the mass runs to the fields. As that they ran to the winter sport areas. Big crowds on small places.
And then people point to a ritual in India, where thousands of people gather for  religious ceremonies, speaking bad, that that should be forbidden.

It is always easy, to talk from the side line. I do not want to judge too much, but I find it, gently spoken, a bit strange, this behavior. And of course, it is a no go, to destroy things in public places. Do that in your own garden, if you have to.

End of rant. It was a beautiful day. I found some beautiful tulips. 

More tulips are in the photo album at my  facebook site.  Klick at the tulip, to go there :)