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Shed and Hyacinths

A vibrant field of purple flowers lined in neat rows, with a barn in the background and blue sky above.
The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2026

Time is something I sometimes can not grasp. On the one hand it is always the same: a second stays a second, a minute a minute, an hour an hour, a day a day, a week a week, a month a month. On the odd extra day every four years it is a ‘given’ that a year has 365 days. On the other hand time can slip through your hands. It seems to go faster, or slower. It is on your side or not.

This Spring is one of those moments that makes me wonder about time. There is an order in bulbflowers, but daffodils with hyacinths, while tulips pop up in the garden makes me confused. Is it going faster? But in the end the beauty and scent of flowers stays amazing.

The LAPC theme this week (#391) is ‘Phone photography’. Having a smartphone on me all of the time, with a camera that is getting better and better, is quite normal. As Tina says she rarely shoots other than with her phone. The same applies to me. The Iphone is handy, technology for dummies, always near and light. And it offers more an more quality and creativity. On the other hand it still lacks lots of technology you can find on a system camera. So I am in a hybrid state: daily the phone, on occasion the system camera. Getting on a bicycle enjoying the fields is easier with my iPhone. It produces a nice quality. It is convenient. But shooting the flower parade requires a systemcamera.But that is something for next time.

Shot with iPhone 17 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

First Daffodils

Vast field of yellow flowers under a clear blue sky, with distant buildings and trees along the horizon.
The Netherlands, Voorhout – March 2026

The bulb fields are blooming. And to be honest, it goes quite fast. The daffodils are almost gone, hyacinths start to arrive and there is a lot of fields with tulips, still waiting to pop there heads up. Here a daffodil field.

Shot with iPhone 17 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version

When you see Daffodils, Spring calls

Plant arrangement featuring vibrant yellow daffodils and green foliage in a rustic wooden pot.
The Netherlands, Oegstgeest – March 2026

Daffodils are among the first bulbflowers to pop up in Spring.

Shot with iPhone 17 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Flower Parade 2025: Advertising by Flowers

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

Some of the floats were sponsored by countries, to promote tourism or expressing a bond. Here some photos of the floats of China, Thailand and Brazil.

Shot with Nikon Zf, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Flower Parade 2025: Tulips in Nature

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

Shot with Nikon Zf, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Flower Parade 2025: Monkey Business

The Netherlands, Voorhout – April 2025

April 12 2025 was the yearly Bollenstreek flower parade; an impressive treat of creativity and beauty. The colors on display, the fragrance, the beautiful arrangements and the wonderful weather made it a true treat. 

Shot with Nikon Zf, edited using Snapseed and Marksta. Click the picture for a larger version.

Rows

The Netherlands, Sassenheim – March 2024
The Netherlands, Sassenheim – March 2024

It is that time of year again, bulbflowers spreading colors and aromas around.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Hyacinths

The Netherlands, Sassenheim – March 2024

It is that time of year again, bulbflowers spreading colors and aromas around.

Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Who is afraid of pink, yellow, white, red, orange and blue?

The Netherlands, Lisse Keukenhof – May 2023

The Keukenhof is one of the most fantastic flower gardens in the world, displaying the beauty of millions of bulb flowers on display in a fantastic park. To close the bulb season the last photos of bulb flowers this year.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Flower Landscape

The Netherlands, Lisse – May 2023

The bulb flower season is behind us. A view on the fields as a reminder.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Flower Parade 2023 (Part 3)

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek showing bulb flower creativity and offering mesmerizing smells. Just snaps of the iPhone of the floats and other stuff that caught my attention.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Flower Parade 2023 (Part 2)

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek showing bulb flower creativity and offering mesmerizing smells. Just snaps of the iPhone of the floats and other stuff that caught my attention.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version

Flower Parade 2023 (Part 1)

The yearly flower parade of the Bollenstreek showing bulb flower creativity and offering mesmerizing smells. Just snaps of the iPhone of the floats and other stuff that caught my attention.

Shot with iPhone 13 Pro Max edited using Snapseed and Marksta Click the picture for a larger version