it’s spring. . . , originally uploaded by debby_ziegler.

This beautifully simple and calm photo was taken on March 31, 2008.

Credits: copyrighted image used by permission www.raysandusky.com
Photographer Ray Sandusky has captured this bucolic image in Brentwood, Tennessee (The Primm Farm).

daffs in snow, originally uploaded by haezoo.

Michigan joins the ranks of springdom, sort of. Thanks to the photographer, heather t, who took this image on March 28, 2008 in southeastern Michigan. Says Heather: “We got two inches of snow overnight, but about half of that had melted.”

, originally uploaded by Setoky34.

This gorgeous “butterfly’s view” was taken on March 30, 2008, by Toronto photographer Setoky34.

Goose, originally uploaded by HarrietHarriet.

This sweet photo was taken on March 30, 2008. Our feathered friend seems to be enjoying springtime.

Market Square daffodils, originally uploaded by melissamac.

Daffodils in the city! This might be the first photo we’ve posted of daffodils on pavement. It’s an interesting image of Pittsburgh’s Market Square taken on March 22, 2008. (The photographer, melissamac, has also posted some beautiful photos from Washington D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend.)

Dunsford, originally uploaded by seadipper.

Click here to view the “large size” of this image, and for a really close view, click here to view the original (high resolution) of this image. It has a bit of everything, and it’s a winner. Image taken on March 17, 2008.

Ahh, Spring, originally uploaded by skagitstan. License: creative commons, some rights reserved.

A March 28, 2008 email from the photographer, skagitstan, explains this image: “The pic was taken yesterday morning (27 March) on Lyman Hill, at about 500 feet above the Skagit Valley floor. The snow arrived that night, and melted off by early afternoon. We expect more snow today.”

The Path through the Daffs, originally uploaded by Allan Stodd.

Another beautiful photograph that looks like a painting. This image was taken on March 22, 2008, in Sefton Park, Liverpool.

Field of color, originally uploaded by bobtravis.

Daffodils are out in Charlottesville! This photo was taken by photographer Bob Travis on March 28, 2008. Here’s the story with Charlottesville via an email from Bob: “Daffodils have been up here for about two weeks, now, thanks to some very nice early Spring weather. These were spotted in someone’s yard…”

Click through to Bob Travis’ flickriver stream for a transforming photographic experience.

Fields of Daffodils, originally uploaded by mountnscenes.

Great contrast with the mountains at the top of the photo and the valley of daffodils in Skagit. This dreamscape was taken on March 21, 2008.

We’re not sure what these white-tailed deer are eating, but we’re pretty sure they’re not eating the daffodils. Photo taken on March 12, 2008, by lucycat. Click here for high-resolution version.

Lus a’ Chrom Chinn – that’s “daffodil” in Scottish Gaelic, says photographer Gwen Culbertson, who captured this image on March 24, 2008. These daffodils are cold and beautiful in any language on Isle of Skye.

Oh, wow, would we ever like to live there provided we have our Hot Chillys and our hot chocolate.

Windswept Daffodils, originally uploaded by trulysomething.

We can actually hear the wind in this lively photo taken on March 24, 2008, at St. John’s Tower in Ayr, Scotland.

We are sure the trees now have leaves on them. This London image was taken by garyinsouthend in St. James Park on March 6, 2008. Seems like eons ago.

, originally uploaded by minklet.

We’re captivated by this photo taken on March 18, 2008. You can see a gallery of Blythe photos at photographer minklet’s photostream.

guardian, originally uploaded by ed ed.

We know we’d be afraid to get too close. This photo was taken on March 21, 2008. There is “that” one mysterious flower on the ground, did something or someone get past the Guardian?

Roadside Beauty, originally uploaded by kbsimages.

Lovely. Image taken on March 22, 2008. Spring has come to North Carolina.

SPRING IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER!, originally uploaded by EDWARD DULLARD.

Top o’ the daffodils to ya! This photo was taken in Kilkenny, Ireland, on March 24, 2008.

masonstems1476, originally uploaded by freezo39.

This extraordinary photo was taken on March 21, 2008, in the photographer’s kitchen in Echo Park, California. Thanks, freezo39!

Colorful eating place, originally uploaded by CS4007.

The Free State has daffodils out! Maryland also has gourmand squirrels (even if “gourmand” is a noun and not an adjective). Image taken on March 24, 2008.

Tennessee had a pretty snowstorm in early March. Fortunately, the soon-to-be-pretty daffodils survived. This photo was taken on March 9, 2008.

We wrote to the photographer, Gail S, inquiring about the current weather and the health of these daffodils in Tennessee. Here is the daffodils report from West Tennessee:

We are in West Tennessee, just 50 miles east of Memphis and about 40 miles north of Mississippi. It is about 55 degrees Fahrenheit today and the sun is shining. The daffodils are out and more are coming! It’s just lovely. The snow only lasted a day or two. It didn’t snow at all in 2007 and only once in 2006 and in 2005. Snow is rare for us here and quite a treat!

Daffs in Snow, originally uploaded by Flutty.

It’s the push and pull between winter and spring, this time in Switzerland. Photo taken on March 22, 2008.

Grassmere daffs, originally uploaded by matt cattell.

This dreamy Lake District photo was taken on March 21, 2008.