‘February Gold’, originally uploaded by Snowyowl144.

Photographer Snowyowl144 tells us about this golden March 20, 2010 image: The photo was taken in the middle of March at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. They are the cultivar “February Gold” hence the pun of the photo.

daffodils, originally uploaded by oakstudiosofdesign.

Photographer oakstudiosofdesign tells us about this majestic scene, taken on March 13, 2010: Daffodils have always been one of my favs. After living in Forida for many years, where they don’t really grow, we moved to an area where they do grow. I was so excited to see them popping up everywhere! This was the largest grouping I had come across and I loved the white and yellow blooms. They bring back memories of growing up in New Hampshire.

We took the pic in Wilmington, NC at Arlie Gardens: www.airliegardens.org

We explored some of the gardens but will be going back again soon to see what is blooming later in the spring.

emerging, originally uploaded by mySadiegirl.

Photographer mySadiegirl tells us about this February 21 emerging springtime image: The photograph was taken in Raleigh NC on February 21st, a beautiful, springlike winter day with a Nikon D60 using an AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f1.8G lens.

Though these are in my yard, I did not plant them; therefore, I’m not sure of the species.

Photographer brightcloud tells us about this January 11, 2010 image: These daffodil sprouts resiliently appear year after year in my garden in Eyemouth. Eyemouth is a small fishing town on the south-east coast of Scotland. Because it meets the North Sea, not much snow lies here – but this winter was quite different. Several days of intermittent snowfall resulted in a white cover about 10″ deep. Any low-lying plants and sprouts were completely hidden from sight for several days. Nevertheless, those hardy daffodil sprouts emerged unscathed [as the thaw continued], standing green and proud.

Daffodil Flats, originally uploaded by akunkle99.

This magical space in the middle of the North Carolina wilderness area known as Linville Gorge has been captured by photographer akunkle99. Andy says: A little past the peak bloom. Either that, or the cold snap the night before kept the flowers from looking perky.

This photograph was taken on March 20, 2009. Photos from 2008 are here.

The fact that this area is virtually impossible to access except by advanced hikers makes a photograph like this priceless. Here is the Linville Gorge page from daffodilfestivals.com which includes links to the Linville Gorge website and Yahoo users group.

, originally uploaded by Michele Lee Grant.

We love these colors. Photographer Michele Lee Grant tells us about this March 10 image: It was made at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, NC.

The Daffodils are coming!, originally uploaded by StroudFoto.

Photographer StroudFoto tells us about this March 2, 2009 photo: It’s taken in a little town in North Carolina called Mocksville. I loved the perspective of the Snow Vs. the Spring Daffodils.

StroudFoto wrote on the flickr post: You can’t stop the determined!

We know the snow is long-gone now – perhaps this is the last snow photo of the 2009 season?

Daffodil Flats 3, originally uploaded by ccalhoun68.

Photographer ccalhoun68 tells us about this late winter image: The picture was taken in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, just North of Morganton, North Carolina on 2.21.09. I was backpacking there with a group of friends. This area is called the ‘Daffodil Flats’ by the Linville Gorge Yahoo Group. They were approximately 60-70% in bloom.

365: February 23, 2009, originally uploaded by Jessi Hagood.

Photographer Jessi Hagood tells us about this February 23, 2009 image: The photo was taken in Eden, North Carolina at my parents’ home. We’ve had 2 weeks of 60 degree weather in the middle of February and the daffodils are beginning to bloom.

Daffodils, originally uploaded by chapelhill.preservation.

This is very interesting! Photographer chapelhill.preservation tells us about this February 11, 2009 photo: These flowers are taken in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They are residual flowers from a 19th century homesite the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill is trying to save. A good way for us to identify historic areas where houses once stood is to look for beautiful daffodils. Flower can be historic tools.