HBW 2.18.09, originally uploaded by emeraldspiryt.
Photographer emeraldspiryt tells us about this February 18, 2009 photo: It was taken in Richmond, Virginia. A late spring this year is holding the daffodils in bud longer than normal. This is the bud of a double daffodil. The bud has been on the plant for four weeks, though two heavy frosts and two light snows.
Hey, Winter, we double daffodil dare you to snow on us again!
Daffodils!, originally uploaded by tempichanges.
Photographer tempichanges tells us about this February 17, 2009 photo: [Photo was] taken on the jogging trail past the student housing at National University of Ireland, Galway. It was quite remarkable to see this little glen of daffodils, amongst all the trees that had yet to bud.
Is it spring,taken to-day Feb22nd 2009, originally uploaded by ed12val3.
The photographer ed12val3 tells us about this February 22, 2009 photo: It was taken In my back garden, In the historic Village of Abbots Bromley,Staffordshire England. My Wife thinks it is Golden Harvest.
OK, we know we are being anthropomorphic, but we love this affectionate composition. We call it “Mother and Child”.
Wine Tasting, originally uploaded by Jenevieve Caroline.
Photographer Jenevieve Caroline tells us about this February 21, 2009 photo: They were taken in Altus, AR on the side of a hill.
Point Bonita – Spring for Golden Gate, originally uploaded by Camryn Brown.
The Photographer Camryn Brown tells us about this February 21, 2009 photograph: It was taken on the path to the Point Bonita Lighthouse in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco. If you follow the “map” link from the photo details, I have geo-tagged it fairly precisely. The satellite view shows more as the map is fairly blank right there.
The photo is taken looking back towards the Golden Gate Bridge. Because the foreground is in focus, the background is blurry but at the right side of the bridge you can just make out the shapes of some of the tall buildings in San Francisco. It was taken mid/late afternoon on Saturday which was one of the few good weather days in the Bay Area recently.
Lapwing Wood, originally uploaded by elaine174.
The photographer elaine174 tells us: After the heavy snowfall at the beginning of the month, the daffs in Lapwing Wood are getting ready to bloom and we will hopefully see some golden colours very soon.
Here’s the winter version of daffodils in Lapwing Wood – same location, if not the same daffs.
Kingston Lacy daffodils, originally uploaded by elaine174.
Photographer elaine174 tells us about this February 20, 2009 photo: Kingston Lacy is a National Trust house and garden in Dorset. It is currently open for spring flower walks and is particularly famous for the snowdrops. Nice to see some daffs giving the snowdrops some competition!
daffodil boat, originally uploaded by H.Stephanie.
The photographer H.Stephanie shares this lovely February 20, 2009 photo with us: This piece is taken in Yangmingshang National Park, Taipei, Taiwan. The park is now holding an annual flower festival. Though its main focus is cherry blossoms, those daffodils on the boat are still unique and eye-catching. And I did take a lot of them. ^^;
Cornish daffs, originally uploaded by Webrarian.
The photographer Webrarian tells us about this February 21, 2009 photo: It was taken in the Cornish town of Penzance which is about as far west as you can go in England without falling into the Atlantic Ocean.
It has a reputation for growing early daffodils because it is much milder there than other parts of the UK. The Cornish fields are full of two crops at the moment – daffodils and cauliflowers.
These were outside a house in Penzance itself.
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