Daffys!, originally uploaded by im thinking outloud.

Photographer im thinking outloud tells us about these new daffodils (image taken on February 8, 2010): I live in Caldwell Idaho, and we moved into this house just about 3 years ago. Since we had moved in during the Summer, I had missed what grew in the flower beds in Spring. Our second year here, I saw things sprouting and was very excited to find out what they would turn out to be! I have never had daffodils or any sort of bulb flowers before so for me it was all new. What a beautiful surprise to find out we had daffodils in our flower bed!

This year we have had a chilly winter, not much snow, not much rain, but definitely chilly. It seems to have been a bit rougher on the plants and such than the winters we have had the pleasure of experiencing here 2 years prior. Not much to photograph that isn’t grey, dead, dormant, or colorless. While outside trying to find something interesting to photograph, I happened across two yellow dandelions that were quite a surprise! And then I explored a bit more, looking for just a bit more “spring green”…and that is when I noticed the daffodils! I usually enjoy winter, get a bit bummed at the first signs of spring, but this year those Daffodils seemed to say “everything is going to be just fine”. Something I really needed and not a moment too soon. New chances and new beginnings…