Or, we could say, we break for taxes. We’re taking a break from the First Daffodils 2009 blog while we dash around in a panic trying to get our paperwork done before April 15.
We will return as soon as possible, and we will be blogging until May 1.
Archive for March, 2009
We Brake for Taxes
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Daffodils Lead the Way in Kew Gardens, London
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Daffodils, originally uploaded by Jen and Cam.
Photographer Jen and Cam tell us about this March 8, 2009 photo: I found this little clump of daffodils at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Greater London. It’s the perfect time of year to visit Kew as spring flowers are in abundance including daffodils, snow drops & crocuses, some of which you can see in the background of this photo.
We are mesmerized by the colors in this photo. The blue in the background has a “water feel” to it, and we can’t resist images of daffodils and water.
Last Snowy Daffodil Photo in Kansas City, Missouri
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
snowy daffodils, originally uploaded by amlacey.
We’re still knee deep in taxes paperwork, but have a few photos in process so we’ll post them as they come in.
We want to post a pretty snow photo since it just snowed yesterday on Daffodil Hill in Northern California. This photo is from Kansas City, Missouri, at the end of last month.
Photographer amlacey tells us: It was taken in my front yard in Kansas City, MO on February 28th. I don’t know anything about the particular variety of daffodil, the previous owners of my house planted them years ago, but they came up about three weeks early this year.
Pretty in Sydney, Australia
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
daffodil, originally uploaded by *EurynoMe*.
We love this composition and are glad to have found a photo from Down Under. Photographer *EurynoMe* tells us about this February 9, 2009 image: This was taken in Victoria Park, Sydney just outside University of Sydney and daffodils are a sign of friendship 
March 26, 2009 note: Thanks to Mary Durtschi for alerting us that this is a daylily, not a daffodil!
Wild Daffodils in Portugal
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
For You First Daffodils, originally uploaded by beny_alliot.
So, this is a first for First Daffodils. Photographer beny alliot has posted a photo for us. Now that’s a great rush – thanks for the beautiful gift!
Here is what beny alliot tells us about this March 15, 2009 image: Hi , Daffodils are everywhere and wide opened now ! Today I came by a field up in the mountain where I found them wild ! I had never seen them ! They even have a sweet smell ! and they’re shorter than the cultivated ones .
This photograph was taken in Portugal, in Videmont, Guarda.
Daffodil Meadow at Filoli
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Mar 2009 Filoli_0763, originally uploaded by thomas alan.
Photographer thomas alan tells us about this sweet March 15, 2009 image and some Filoli lore we’re glad to know: The photo is taken at Filoli Estate and Gardens in Woodside California. Filoli is an abreviation for Fight, Love, and Live. The estate was built by a man who made a fortune in the California Gold Rush. Admission is $12. Almost every day is open from 10AM to 2PM. Daffodil season will end in about a week or two. I saw many tulips that will open after then. The website actually indicates what is currently flowering. The lower hedge in the background is a flowering blue rosemary and the trees in the background are California Live Oaks. My own blue hyacinth are in their peak and my daffodils started last week. It is a real thrill to stand in a field of daffodils. God smiles on a civilization so peaceful that it can plant a field of daffodils.
Daniel’s Garden at Camden Daffodil Festival, Arkansas
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Stone path, originally uploaded by redlockschic.
Photographer redlockschic tells us about this March 7, 2009 image: This was taken in Camden, AR at the yearly Camden Daffodil Festival. There are several garden tours to view at this Festival. I was touring Daniel’s Garden and made this photo. People come from places near and far to this Festival because of the many different varieties and numerous daffodils throughout the town and gardens.
Here’s the Daffodil Festivals and Fields listing for the Camden Daffodil Festival.
Hill Hook Daffodils in West Midlands, England
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Hill Hook Nature Reserve, originally uploaded by Shigatsuhana.
Photographer Shigatsuhana tells us about this March 15, 2009 image: Hill Hook Nature Reserve is on the site of an old mill in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. This is usually our weekend walk. The daffodils are out now just scattered through the woods. The bluebells will be in bloom here in the next month or so.
First Daffodils in Delaware
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Daffodils, originally uploaded by Photos by NJLP.
Photographer Photos by NJLP tells us about this March 9, 2009 image: It was taken on March 9th just days after our one and only significant snow of the winter. The shot was the first bloom of any kind that I saw. It’s on the edge of Shearness Pool in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna, DE. It was a site for sore eyes!
Northern Pintails, Buffleheads, Mallards, Snow Geese and Swans were all swimming nearby.
Daffodils and Seagull in Dublin
Friday, March 20th, 2009
SEAGULL AND SPRING DAFFODILS, originally uploaded by ashkani.
Photographer ashkani tells us about this March 6, 2009 image: Well, daffodils are one of the first flower bulbs to come up in the early Spring, as you know. In Ireland, since 1988 The Irish Cancer Society has a major fundraiser where people purchase daffodil packs, and the money goes for care of cancer patients. You see daffodils everywhere, even out in wild cow fields–anyway, I was walking in Merrion Square Park in the heart of Dublin, when I came upon the seagull just walking around…and I waited until he posed by the blooming daffs.
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