Daffodil in snow, originally uploaded by oakjane.

This otherworldly photo titled “Daffodil in Snow” was taken on February 3, 2008. Photographer oakjane tells us: It was taken in my neighbour’s garden in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England. The image reminds me Spring is on its way. It feels very hopeful and positive – new life pushing through the snow. I got pretty wet lying in the snow to take it but it was worth it!

I walked round the same garden today 3 days later – the snow and the magic has gone. If I hadn’t been taking photos I’d have walked straight on by. Taking close ups of flowers is a gateway to another world – right on my doorstep – beauty at my feet, if only I stop and see.

Daffodils, originally uploaded by Ryan_Jo.

The photographer Ryan_Jo tells us about this February 2, 2009 image: The photo was taken in Liverpool, England, in Sefton park. About 15 mins after it started snowing really heavily!

early daffodils, originally uploaded by potbic.

The photographer potbic tells us about this February 6, 2009 photo: Taken at Brackenhurst campus garden next to a pond. That’s just outside a town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire. The college is an agricultural college part of Nottingham Trent University. The daffodils could be native wild daffodils ( Narcissus pseudonarcissus ) there are some growing there but they could also be the garden cultivated variety which as you know there are hundreds. We have had a cold winter this year and a real snow for the first time in years and it is still snowing so I was surprised to see them trying to emerge. I will be keeping an eye on them to see if they fully flower or stay as they are.

My Daffodils are coming up , originally uploaded by radfordred.

The photographer radfordred tells us that this photo was taken in Nottingham front garden and the daffs bulbs were brought off Nottingham’s goose fair about 12 years ago.

This photo was taken on February 4, 2009.

Daffodils in the snow, originally uploaded by akrabat.

Photographer akrabat says this about the wintry image taken February 5, 2009: The daffodils are in our front garden in Worcester, UK. I’ve been taking out the bushes there and found them underneath a rosemary bush.

springsign, originally uploaded by the tomahawk kid.

Photographer the tomahawk kid tells us: It was taken the evening before the snowstorm that seems to have hit most of the UK though I am about 80 miles north of London…I live right on the border of Norfolk & Suffolk and in fact those daffodil shoots are literally a handful of yards from the actual border – the nearest town is about a mile away and is called Diss…the daffodils come up every year in this place but are not in a garden but on wild ground.

This photo was taken on February 2, 2009.

They are coming…, originally uploaded by butterfly2107.

This image was taken on January 31, 2009, just before the big snowstorm. These daffodils are now covered with snow. The photographer butterfly2107 tells us (pre-snow): I’m not sure what type of daffodils they will be become, but the picture was taken in my back garden in Cambridge, England.

butterfly2107 writes to us, post-snowstorm, that the daffodils are doing well.

Daffs poking out, originally uploaded by ciaranj75.

This February 2, 2009 photo was taken just after the big snowstorm in England. Here is what the photographer ciaranj75 says about the photo: It was taken in a place called Esher in England. It’s just outside London in the county of Surrey (photo should be geo-tagged on flickr): I took it as we’ve had the worst snow for 18 years in London today. I can’t remember what type of daffs they are – I bought the blbs a couple of years ago now and just leave them to do their thing every year!

Ciaran also blogs here about SEO, social media, web 2.0, and music. This is one of the most interesting blogs about new media we’ve seen, and Ciaran’s interesting, too.  Here is an archive of his recent writings at his digital marketing company Altogether Digital. We love the article about the Cadbury Eyebrows ad. Be sure to play the video.

daffodil buds opening, originally uploaded by dorsetlass.

Photographer dorsetlass tells us: These daffodils were in a bunch I bought in the local town in West Dorset, England. When I bought them they were in bud and they took about 5 days to open.

Not so snowy inside, but take a look at some lovely snowy England photos at dorsetlass photostream.

snowflakes with tiny daffodil, originally uploaded by Sonti Malonti.

This London snowscape by photographer Sonti Malonti was taken on February 1, 2009.

The unusual snowstorm in London makes everyone in London a Bostonian! Here’s a fun video from the BBC.

snow chaos in London, daffodils sleeping, originally uploaded by Sonti Malonti.

Photographer Sonti Malonti writes: It’s been quite mild here for the last two weeks but as of yesterday a cold front with lots of snowfall has thrown Great Britain “into chaos”, but the daffodils are fine.

They started thriving on 17th January.

And this morning they have been covered in 15cm of snow – and it’s still snowing. They are just ordinary daffodils from a local flowershop, I planted the budding bulbs early January.

it’s cold outside, originally uploaded by pouletsue.

This radiant photograph was taken on January 5, 2009. We asked the photographer pouletsue for details: “It’s cold outside” was taken looking out of my kitchen window in Staffordshire England. I bought a pot of Tete a Tete narcissi in the supermarket to cheer me up during a cold, frosty, and foggy post Christmas spell!