These photos were taken about a month ago (6th October — I have been a bit lax) when James and I went to the annual Tulip Time Festival. It was really lovely last year but this year was a disappointment because the strong winds had gotten to the tulips and cut some of them clean off their stalks. I guess all in all it wasn’t worth it, either, because it was far to travel and there wasn’t much to see.
Afterwards we ended up looking for somewhere to eat, a picnic area or something. Because I was a bit of a failure with my GPS, I ended up getting us stuck on the highway and a bit lost. We just took the next exit and ended up in a little heritage town called Berrima, where we found a candy store called Lolly Swagman, bought some wine gums and other candy, and travelled home.
Check out the photos and their captions for our little journey. :)
Donuts! And a guy playing music (it was some kind of wind instrument) Dutch pancakes (poffertjes) with strawberries and chocolate Red tulips Tulips by the pond Even more tulips You can see a few bare tulip stalks. Tulips graced by some shade. More and more pretty tulips Water fountain. Dutch pancakes stall in the background Tulips by the bridge A shot showing more of the stalks Autumn leaves A closer shot of one of the autumn trees It’s actually spring. Some leaves against the sky A lonely patch of tulips affected by wind Some of the tulips were left tilted Pretty pink and white tulip James watching someone dressed in a duck costume They gave out free squeaky ducks. Apparently the mascot was for a musical. A musical called Honk, if I remember correctly. This is me with the duck! The duck gets more attention Pink tulips James found this koala bear’s eyes quite creepy The koala bear in a box with other handmades All these kitchen sets were handmade from felt! I have been in love with watermelons lately. Nanoblocks. Like tiny LEGO. More from the cute handmade store. Could not resist. Scented soaps. Again, the watermelon... We were encouraged to smell these. They also work as air freshener! Red tulips are my favourite. Another shot of the same patch. A mesmerising close shot of a red tulip A medium shot of more red ones Pretty red-orange tulips Tulips among some other flowers. Some more by the stream More in pink A mixture of pink, yellow and white Yellow! Lots of yellow and purple, sadly some clean stalks too. Tulip kitchenware More kitchenware for sale How cute are the egg cups? This tulip was all alone.
[caption id=“46” align=“center” width=“1000”] It was [the towns] Bowral and Moss Vale’s 150th anniversary.[/caption]
Orange ones, this time in a pot. Cream coloured tulips Close-up of pink ones More in bright pink Getting lost in Berrima... here is the entrance to Lolly Swagman Some artwork by Eliza Overduin Another piece by Eliza Overduin A lot of Eliza’s work is inspired by flowers Some jewellery on sale I fell in love with this piece by Robyn Kinsela Titled ‘Notations for Dirt Road Country’ James mucking around with this sign at the Lolly Swagman Jars of candy! Candy called Brains. Jars lined the walls of the store James picked out some bags of candy I remember these gold nuggets! Sugar fixes The jars were seemingly endless. These Flying Saucers, filled with sherbet, were huge in primary school. Some nice benches outside Cute animal sculptures around town Wooden duck sculptures James thinks he knows where he is going. Listening to music on the way home James installed a new stand for his phone. Wine gums! A satisfying, not-too-sweet treat.
![It was [the towns] Bowral and Moss Vale’s 150th anniversary.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tulip-Festival-2013-46.jpg)
It was [the towns] Bowral and Moss Vale’s 150th anniversary.[/caption]
