Welcome to Spalding (Flower Parade)
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Welcome to Spalding (Flower Parade)
Image: © Ian Paterson Taken: 11 May 2024
Despite the abundance of flower heads seen being picked on the local news bulletins, there was in my opinion a distinct lack of the real thing, sadly. I had expected all the floats to be richly decorated with recently plucked tulip heads, but many if at all were artificial, like these knitted offerings.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.790646
Longitude
-0.15384