IMG_6230, originally uploaded by SweetMeow.

Photographer SweetMeow tells us about this February 10, 2010 image: I always watch for the first sprouting of daffodils. It’s a reminder that the season has turned a corner from winter to spring — that “new life” is returning! With this winter being colder than normal, we’re watching even more carefully for evidences that springtime is coming!

This particular daffodil sprout is from the same grouping of daffodils on Hilton Head Island, SC which I photographed last year at about this time. The interesting thing is how late they are this year as compared to last year. As I said – we’ve had a cold winter. Well — ok — it’s cold for HERE! The poor people in the US northeast do not relate to what the Hilton Head natives mean by “cold”. However, in my opinion, the more chilly weather has held back the daffodil sprouts for just under two weeks. My photo of last year was taken on January 28th. This photo was taken on February 10th, and the buds appear to be at about the same “stage”. I’ll be watching for when they finally bloom!

Here is First Daffodils blog post from last year, same daffodils! On that post, you can find a link to photos from 2007.