{"id":4215,"date":"2013-05-07T13:45:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T20:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=4215"},"modified":"2022-03-25T21:28:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T04:28:27","slug":"we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/","title":{"rendered":"We tiptoed through the tulips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most enduring and notable rites of spring around the Seattle area is the annual <a title=\"Tulip Festival\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tulipfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skagit Valley Tulip Festival<\/a>. The entire month of April is dedicated to all things tulip, and the valley is colorblocked in fields of red, yellow, pink and purple blooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/tulip-collage2\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4216\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/tulip-collage2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tulip-collage2.jpg?fit=1822%2C1726\" data-orig-size=\"1822,1726\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tulip collage2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tulip-collage2.jpg?fit=640%2C606\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4216 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tulip-collage2.jpg?resize=640%2C606\" alt=\"tulip collage2\" width=\"640\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tulip-collage2.jpg?resize=640%2C606 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tulip-collage2.jpg?resize=300%2C284 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tulip-collage2.jpg?w=1822 1822w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual, we were a little late to the party this year, partly because of poor planning, and partly because I abhor crowds. We showed up \u00a0the first week of May.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/garden\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4218\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/garden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden.jpg?fit=2176%2C1445\" data-orig-size=\"2176,1445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290959260&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"garden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden.jpg?fit=640%2C425\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4218 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"tulip garden\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden.jpg?resize=640%2C425 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of the tulip fields were already plowed under to prepare for the next crop, but we still found plenty of beauty to go around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/garden-2\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4219\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/garden-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?fit=2176%2C1445\" data-orig-size=\"2176,1445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290959395&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"garden 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?fit=640%2C425\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4219 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=640%2C425\" alt=\"tulip garden 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=640%2C425 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?w=2160 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite signs of spring. Do you have any spring related annual traditions?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/gemflowers\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4217\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/we-tiptoed-through-the-tulips\/gemflowers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gemflowers.jpg?fit=1983%2C1586\" data-orig-size=\"1983,1586\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290960348&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tulips\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gemflowers.jpg?fit=640%2C511\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4217 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gemflowers.jpg?resize=640%2C511\" alt=\"Gem in the flowers\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gemflowers.jpg?resize=640%2C511 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gemflowers.jpg?resize=300%2C239 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gemflowers.jpg?w=1983 1983w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7646\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/04\/walkthrough-of-radiation-treatment-for-a-cancer-patient\/border-green\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/border-green.png?fit=640%2C89\" data-orig-size=\"640,89\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"border-green\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/border-green.png?fit=640%2C89\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7646\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/border-green.png?resize=640%2C89\" alt=\"border-green\" width=\"640\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/border-green.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/border-green.png?resize=300%2C41 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most enduring and notable rites of spring around the Seattle area is the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The entire month of April is dedicated to all things tulip, and the valley is colorblocked in fields of red, yellow, pink and purple blooms. As usual, we were a little late to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[768],"tags":[720,272,246,607,685],"class_list":["post-4215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure-living-well","tag-adventuring-flowers","tag-gem","tag-photography","tag-tulip-festival","tag-washington-state-2","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?fit=2176%2C1445","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?fit=2176%2C1445",2176,1445,false]},"categories_names":{"768":{"name":"Adventure","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/life-skills\/adventure-living-well\/"}},"tags_names":{"720":{"name":"adventuring. flowers","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/adventuring-flowers\/"},"272":{"name":"gem","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/gem\/"},"246":{"name":"photography","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/photography\/"},"607":{"name":"tulip festival","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/tulip-festival\/"},"685":{"name":"washington state","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/washington-state-2\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=400%2C600",400,600,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024",1024,1024,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/garden-2.jpg?fit=2176%2C1445",2176,1445,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-15Z","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4215"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11104,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4215\/revisions\/11104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}