Daffodils 1, originally uploaded by unclebuzz1.
This image is a February 10, 2010 version of a January 31 photo published below. As photographer unclebuzz1 related on the prior photo: The picture was taken in Oxford, England. On the corner of Catte street and The High Street. The daffodils are part of a display advertising a coffee shop in the University Church. The daffodils are displayed in the front basket of an old Bicycle! The buildings in the back ground are on the High Street.
Bokeh of Daffodils, originally uploaded by unclebuzz1.
Photographer unclebuzz1 tells us about this January 31, 2010 photo: The picture was taken in Oxford, England. On the corner of Catte street and The High Street. The daffodils are part of a display advertising a coffee shop in the University Church. The daffodils are displayed in the front basket of an old Bicycle! The buildings in the back ground are on the High Street.
Daffodil fields, originally uploaded by caz_greig.
The daffodil fields in this photo have a long and rich history, as explained by photographer caz greig: It was taken on Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, Dorset, UK last Saturday 9th January at 9.39am on the appropriately named daffodil field during our recent cold spell (well, cold for England, that is). Back in the 1920′s daffodils were cultivated on Brownsea Island for shipment to London and it was a prosperous industry. The ridges you can see came about because the soil is rather poor so in order to give the bulbs a reasonable growth medium the soil was piled up into ridges into which the bulbs were placed. Daffodils still grow around the island but are much reduced and eaten by the Sika deer and rabbits though it is still very colourful and attractive in springtime. Brownsea Island is owned by the National Trust and you can get more info from their website. Also, there is an informative book Brownsea Islander by Jack Battrick ISBN 0 7137 0990 1.
Manchester 9th Jan 2010, originally uploaded by whalleyranger.
Photographer whalleyranger tells us: It was taken on the 9th Jan in the city of Manchester in the North West of England. I live in the south of the city, and we have had the longest cold spell and levels of snow for over 30 years.
The dafs are planted in a bed that forms the front wall of a block of flats along with evergreen shrubs. I’m sorry but I don’t know which type of daf it is but it sure made an yellow impact amongst the white snow.
December daffodil, originally uploaded by Webrarian.
This December 27, 2009 photo was taken by Webrarian, who tells us it was directly inspired by Peter Denton’s photo (see prior entry). We now bestow upon these daffodils the honor of being the second “First Daffodil” of 2010.
Webrarian makes this comment about the image: “That’s the English Riviera for you. Spotted in Torre Abbey Gardens in Torquay.”
Climate change?, originally uploaded by Peter Denton.
This December 19, 2009 photo in West London receives the honor of the “First Daffodil of 2010″. Our blog is now officially opened for the 2010 season.
The photographer, Peter Denton, comments: 19 December 2009: On the day the world climate change summit fails amid acrimony and recrimination, a lone daffodil appears in Teddington, west London – way ahead of its time.
Peter adds: I’ve never seen a daffodil in full flower so early; here, they’re normally associated with spring, so I suppose late February onwards.
Hercules at the top of the hill at Chirk Castle, originally uploaded by nikond90fan.
Photographer nikond90fan tells us about this stunning (and strong!) photo: It was taken on Bank Holiday Monday 13th April at Chirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham, a magnificient 700 year old marcher fortress built by King Edward I. Owned by the National Trust. The property is also notable for its gardens, with clipped yew hedges, herbaceous borders, rock gardens and terraces and surrounded by 18th century parkland and well worth a visit if you are in the area. There are hundreds of daffodils in the grounds.
amid the daffodils, originally uploaded by steven brannon.
Photographer Steven Brannon tells us about this April 3, 2009 photo: It was taken in the gardens of Muncaster Castle in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK just 15 miles from where I live. The daffodils in these parts can be truly fantastic, in fact a local poet – William Wordsworth – who was born about ten miles from where I live – wrote quite a famous poem about them.
Valley with daffodils Lundy Island, originally uploaded by l.j.george.
Photographer l.j.george tells us about this beautiful place: The picture was take on Lundy Island, which is in the Bristol Channel, about ten miles off the coast of Devon, England.
Lundy is a small island three miles long and half a mile wide. It is now mostly a nature reserve, but there are a few permanent residents. We were there on a short break because they do take visitors.
The valley is on the south east of the island which is more sheltered than the rest. The island is of course exposed to prevailing westerlies and most of it is grass and moorland. The valleys to the east do have more vegetation because they are on the leeward side of the island.
The photograph was taken on the evening of 21/03/2009.
National Arboretum Daffodils, originally uploaded by STphoto2008.
Photographer STphoto2008 tells us about this April 2, 2009 image: The photo was taken at the UK National Memorial Arboretum (www.thenma.org.uk). I have no idea what type of daffodils they are, they were just in the right place.
STphoto2008 has posted several additional photos of National Arboretum Daffodils on his photostream.
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