Brodie – avenue of trees, originally uploaded by Bratach.

Photographer Bratach tells us about this January 23, 2011 image: The daffodils grow all along the wall, and at the moment most of the apparent shoots are not much bigger than a thumbnail.

In my ‘Brodie’ set this is a photo of some of the flowers in bloom taken from the other end of the wall.

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Brodie Castle is in Morayshire in the North East of Scotland. It is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

The daffodil collection at Brodie was started many years ago by one of the lairds, and is still quite famous. Many of the flowers grown here have much longer trumpets than more modern varieties, and have more subtle colours.

Wild Daffodil, originally uploaded by eiderdrake.

Photographer eiderdrake tells us about this image: It was taken on Saturday 6th February this year at Benholm Walk on Brotherton Estate near Johnshaven which is in the county of Kincardineshire on the east coast of Scotland. Although they now grow wild and unmanaged here in the woodlands at Benholm, I would imagine they were typically first introduced to the wood many, many years ago when this area of the estate was managed and maintained as a recognised walk from Benholm Bridge to Brotherton Castle.

On this photo’s flickr page, here is a description of the photography: The heavy rains we had first thing yesterday morning had eased by mid day so I went down to Benholm for a few hours to catch up. The overcast, cloudy conditions provided a nice even, shadowless light and the slight drizzle added a lovely sparkle to the lush green shoots of the newly emerged daffodils. I love this time of year and I love working in light like this.

Marie Curie Statue, originally uploaded by Alan Whyte.

Photographer Alan Whyte tells us about this February 3, 2010 image: This image was taken in Callander Park in Falkirk,Scotland,UK. I was told by a friend it was a work of art that had been created for the Marie Curie Trust [although] i can’t confirm that this is the case. However it is meant to represent an opening daffodil.

Editor’s Note: The Great Daffodil Appeal in the UK 2010 has begun. This is a drive to raise funds and support for the Marie Curie Cancer Care programs. Here is information about this year’s efforts including a YouTube video “Give Us an Hour”.

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.

Blue Tit, originally uploaded by Drosophi|a.

Photographer Drosophila tells us about this April 19, 2009 image: This was taken in Scotland, near Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire. The Daffodils were well kept by the gardeners and provided the perfect backdrop for the little Blue Tit I managed to photograph.

Artist and poet and photographer Gail Smith sends us these details and thoughts: The bulbs are in the back garden of my father’s house which is in a small fishing town called Eyemouth on the south-east coast of Scotland. The soil looks a bit sandy, doesn’t it? The photo was taken for the theme of ‘New Beginnings’. The daffodil bulbs had lain on the top of the earth for a while following my digging the garden last summer! I replanted them some weeks ago. When I saw the green shoots appear I was fascinated by how something that had appeared ‘dead’ wasn’t. It’s amazing how they push up their green shoots through the dark earth.

This photo was taken on January 6, 2009.