It is so hard to believe that we have the book done. It was such a whirlwind and time pressure cooker to make our deadline. But now, a few weeks after submission, we are looking around and realize we have to wait! We hope to have the book proofs back sometime in December and the book is scheduled for release in the early spring.
So in honor of the big release, which should be near the Tulip Festival, we thought it appropriate to post about some other photos that did not make it into the book.
This one was especially heartbreaking because it is such a great photo. We first came across it while in Karl's Paint store. The photo is large and professionally framed, hanging on their wall. We asked if we could borrow it to scan for our book and without hesitation they agreed to let us take it home to scan. But before we could scan it, they had to remove it from the frame. Talk about helpful! According to them, it had been in the building when they moved in years ago. As we were leaving with the photo, they also mentioned that it might be from up north in Lynden.
Not thinking much of this Lynden comment, we were so excited to have a photo that might illustrate the Mount Vernon tulip festival. However, with a little research it turns out that the style of the dresses certainly do not match up with the history of tulip festivals in Skagit Valley. This is from a much earlier time when there were tulip festivals in Lynden and before tulip growing moved south to our neck of the woods due to the constant threat of frost up north.
Later, after meeting with the WSU extension office, the ladies showed up again!
Still lovely as ever. It was like they were taunting us about NOT being able to use them in the book.
Nonetheless, they are both great photos and they make us look forward to April!
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