Cherry Blossoms in Taiwan

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Travel Flowers, Taiwan

Cherry blossom

The Cherry blossom is one of the most beautiful flowers that I’ve seen sprouting on a tree. I would love to go to Japan during the Cherry blossom season but I do not have the funds as this moment. I guess that I would have to save up more before it could become a reality.

Cherry blossoms hanging on a branch

I’m lucky that I got to view the cherry blossoms when I was in Taiwan in Feburary this year. It was the first time that I visited a Cherry blossom grove and it was a really magical experience for me.

Bee buzzing near the pink cherry blossoms

I was lucky to be able to spot this bee buzzing near the flower and capture it with my camera.

Insect flying towards a flower

I’m not sure what bird this is but I spotted it flying toward the flower looking for nectar.

Light pink cherry blossoms

I managed to see 3 different varieties of Cherry blossoms. They were in white, light pink and dark pink.

White Cherry Blossom

Don’t they look lovely as a cluster of flowers on a tree. White has to be my 2nd favourite out of all the varieties that I saw.

Another shot at the White Cherry blossoms

I visited Taiwan a bit late as most of the blooms have already dropped as it was nearly the end of the Cherry Blossom season. If I was in Taipei a few weeks earlier I would have been able to see all the trees in full bloom. That would have certainly be awesome!!

Which color Cherry Blossom do you
like the best?

March 9, 2015

Tulips at Tao Yuan Shien Valley

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Wordful Wednesday Flowers, Tulips, wordful wednesday

Light Pink Tulip

Tulips are one of my favourite flowers. I love the multitude of colors that they are available in. Having them in a range of colors in a field is certainly really a visual treat.

White tulips

It was a spectacular scene at Tao Yuan Shien Valley in Taoyuan, Taiwan. It was really wondrous to see so many different tulips at one place.

A shot of the landscape garden.

Don’t you feel that you have stumbled onto a piece of heaven by being surrounded by so many lovely tulips ?

A red tulip

A dark maroon tulip

I do not know the name of the different types of tulips on display as there were no signage to indicate so.

A sea of tulips

It certainly felt magical to be surrounded by the different colored tulips. It gave me a lot of opportunity to play around with different type of shots. I had the chance to experiment with taking pictures at different angles and changing the focus of my shots.