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.
Daffodil Hill at Garvan Woodland Gardens, Arkansas
Friday, March 20th, 2009
I found my thrill…, originally uploaded by oshngrl.
Photographer oshngrl tells us about this February 21, 2009 image: This picture was taken at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas in March 2009. I don’t know enough about daffodils to tell you what kind they are, but I thought they were beautiful!
http://www.garvangardens.org/visit/
You can learn more about Garvan Woodland Gardens by visiting the official site (see above link) or by visiting the Daffodil Festivals and Fields page.
Nothing Stops Nature in Westfield, MA
Friday, March 20th, 2009
sproing, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.
We LOVE this photo showing nature’s determination – what a powerful thrust to go through the leaf instead of pushing it aside – amazing!
Photographer LizzieBelle tells us about this March 11, 2009 image: The photo was taken in a public garden called Grandmothers’ Garden, in Westfield Massachusetts.
Here are links to LizzieBelle’s blogs, Musings from the Otherworld (photoblog) and Not The Daily Planet, chronicling her explorations of Western Massachusetts and the Interwebs.
Spring has Sprung in Namur, Belgium
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Spring has sprung, originally uploaded by Miss_Panama.
Photographer Miss Panama tells us: I always love daffodils. It has a lot of (good) memories. It’s a sign of the beginning of spring, when was the first time I met my other half. For me, daffodils can mean “the sun is always shining when I’m with you”.
This photo www.flickr.com/photos/hpbodart/3358055136/ was taken on March 15th, in Parc Louise Marie, Namur, Belgium.
Daffodils in the Jersey Woods (near Normandy, France)
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Daffodils in the woods, originally uploaded by Photomage.
Photographer Photomage tells us about this March 13, 2009 image: The photo was taken from the road, looking in to the grounds of Rozel Manor, which is located on the British island of Jersey, near Normandy, France.
Spring Colors in Wilmington, North Carolina
Friday, March 20th, 2009
, originally uploaded by Michele Lee Grant.
We love these colors. Photographer Michele Lee Grant tells us about this March 10 image: It was made at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, NC.
Daffodils in Pt. Reyes, California
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
daff1, originally uploaded by ChrisA Imaginoir.
Photographer ChrisA Imaginoir tells us: The photo was taken on Mar 10, 2009 in a relatively wild area of Pt Reyes National Seashore in Northern California. I have no idea when the daffodils were first introduced to this meadow, but they’ve been growing and spreading among the native grasses and shrubs for decades.
There are now thousands of daffodils, both yellow and white, blooming for a few weeks in the spring every year. They are completely hidden from regular trails and you have to make your way though brush and across a creek to get to them, but they’re very popular with the locals who know the way…
Daffodils and Tall Trees in London, England
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
1747 One Month Later Than Last Year, originally uploaded by andy linden.
Photographer andy linden tells us this about the March 10, 2009 image: It was taken quite near to the O2 dome and the River Thames (i’ll put the location in the photo data) in Greenwich, London, England.
All the daffodils there are now fully in bloom.
Here is the “same” photo (with mist) from last year.
Daffodils at Wye Mountain, Arkansas
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
a david lynch dream, originally uploaded by windybug.
Photographer windybug tells us about this March 9, 2009 image from Wye Mountain: This picture is from Wye, Arkansas, which is about 40 miles outside of Little Rock. It is at a Methodist Church there. They have a daffodil festival every year. (The festival was the past weekend, but I took these pictures a few weeks ago.) I know the festival been going on for at least ten years. Here is their site.
This place is so surreal to me. I tend to have imagery stick with me, and I actually had dreams about this place after visiting the first time. I made sure to take pictures of the cross and tree that highlight many dreams for me! It is very David Lynch to me for some reason…
You can also look at the Wye Mountain page on daffodilfestivals.com.
Woodland Daffodils in Cornwall, UK
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Woodland Daffodils, originally uploaded by Kernow Pics.
Photographer Kernow Pics tells us about this March 13, 2009 image: It was taken at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-trelissickgarden
Which is near the city of Truro, Cornwall, UK.
Can’t tell you much about them only that they are in a small wooded area behind the residence to the Bishop of Truro.
We grow daffodils commercially in Cornwall for the world market. There are literally hundreds of acres of daffs grown. Some are allowed to fully bloom to harvest the bulbs, others are hand picked for markets all over.
Knight’s Daffodil at Rollright Stones in England
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
knight’s daffodil, originally uploaded by xaverie.
Photographer xaverie tells us about this March 14, 2009 image: It was taken in England, in the Cotswolds at the base of one of the Rollright Stones.
You can find out more about them here: www.rollrightstones.co.uk/index.php/stones/
Spring Comes to Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, England
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, originally uploaded by ~nbpics~.
Photographer ~nbpics~ tells us about this March 15, 2009 image: The photo was taken in the Pinetum Valley area of the Valley Gardens. The gardens are situated within Windsor Great Park, not far from Windsor Castle in Berkshire, about 20 miles west of central London.
Daffodil Field in South Lincolnshire, UK
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Daffodil Field, originally uploaded by Grezmel.
Photographer Grezmel tells us about this March 14, 2009 image: The photo was taken near to my home town in South Lincolnshire, UK. The area is known as The Fens and Daffodils are farmed here every year.
Bicycle and Daffodils in Paris
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
the bicycle and the daffodils, originally uploaded by ANNYIA.
Photographer ANNYIA tells us about this “very springtime” March 15, 2009 image: Situated at the rue du Pont Louis-Philippe Paris 4eme. Plants are planted by the city hall.
First One Out in Cambridge, England
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
First One Out, originally uploaded by .mushi_king.
Photographer Marcus Beard tells us about this March 8, 2009 image: The photo was taken early March in Cambridge – the UK one! The banks of the river Cam on Jesus Green to be precise.
Thanks, Marcus – from our blogging station in Cambridge – the US one!
Daffodil Path at Kew Gardens in London
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Daffodil Path, originally uploaded by Julie Littlefield.
Photographer Julie Littlefield tells us about this March 15, 2009 image: It was taken at Kew Gardens in London, UK (Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew – to give it the full name). It’s in the Woodland Garden, the path leads down from the Temple of Aeolius which sits on top of a small hill. I took it on Sunday so it’s very recent. I’m afraid I didn’t take much notice of which type of daffodills they are, but if it’s any help they seemed to be the usual large ones without any ruffles.
Here’s another Kew Gardens photo from the same day, also posted by Julie Littlefield.
Here is the wikipedia page about Kew Gardens.
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