That trio of kids are frolicking in a field of tulips in what are known as the Skagit Valley Flats, in my old home zone of the Skagit Valley in Washington.
I have never met this trio of kids. I don't know if this trio of kids know they have an uncle who lives in a place called Texas.
I found this tulip picture this morning on the blog on which this trio of kid's caretaker poodles, Blue and Max, chronicle the ongoing adventures of Theo, David and Ruby, in a blog post titled Tip Toeing Through The Tulips, or something like that.
If you click the Tip Toeing Through The Tulips link you will see many more photos of the trio of kids frolicking in the flowers.
The Skagit Tulip Festival is at the half way point, running the entire month of April, with events all over the valley, in addition to the 100s of acres of blooming flowers.
Over a million visitors come to the Skagit Valley each year for the Tulip Festival. This creates traffic mayhem.
A blurb from the Skagit Tulip Festival website...
The sun is shining and the tulips are blooming and people are coming from all around the world to see the flowers.
Back in the early 1980s I lived in West Mount Vernon, around the time of the first Tulip Festival. Worst traffic mess I've ever lived through. The traffic mess has greatly improved over the years, turning some roads temporarily one-way, signs pointing to alternative routes, tour buses to get visitors out of their cars, helicopters overhead to monitor the traffic flow and events all over the valley to take some of the traffic away from the tulips.
And then return to the Skagit Flats for some more tip toeing through the tulips....
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