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First Daffodils on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

IMG_6230, originally uploaded by SweetMeow.

Photographer SweetMeow tells us about this February 10, 2010 image: I always watch for the first sprouting of daffodils. It’s a reminder that the season has turned a corner from winter to spring — that “new life” is returning! With this winter being colder than normal, we’re watching even more carefully for evidences that springtime is coming!

This particular daffodil sprout is from the same grouping of daffodils on Hilton Head Island, SC which I photographed last year at about this time. The interesting thing is how late they are this year as compared to last year. As I said – we’ve had a cold winter. Well — ok — it’s cold for HERE! The poor people in the US northeast do not relate to what the Hilton Head natives mean by “cold”. However, in my opinion, the more chilly weather has held back the daffodil sprouts for just under two weeks. My photo of last year was taken on January 28th. This photo was taken on February 10th, and the buds appear to be at about the same “stage”. I’ll be watching for when they finally bloom!

Here is First Daffodils blog post from last year, same daffodils! On that post, you can find a link to photos from 2007.

Daffodil and Snow in Keller, Texas

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Is Spring Really Around the Corner?, originally uploaded by Sienna62.

Photographer Sienna62 tells us about this wintry image taken on February 11, 2010: This was taken in Keller, Texas in my front yard after a historic snow fall. We don’t usually get much snow around here, and when we do it is usually an inch or less. We got over a foot of snow during this storm. I went outside to take pictures of snow and was shocked to find these daffodils blooming in the snow!

Early daffodils in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Early daffodils, originally uploaded by dididumm.

Photographer dididumm tells us about this February 16, 2010 image: The photo was taken in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on a small, private cemetery for only one family. Cemeteries on private ground officially don’t exist in Germany, but if you know where, you can find some – most of them aren’t in use any more though.

Fragile in Seattle, Washington

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

fragile (36.365), originally uploaded by girlinredshoes.

Photographer girlinredshoes tells us this about this February 5, 2010 image: It was taken in Seattle right near my school. I was walking on another dreary, cloudy morning, saw these guys, and came back later to photograph them.

Unstoppable Spring in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Unstoppable spring!, originally uploaded by k~owl.

When we last spoke with k~owl, the sprouts had just appeared in early January. Here is what has been happening since then, with reference to this February 5, 2010 image: Actually I can’t tell you much new about the photo – I used the same gear as I did in the other picture (Canon 40D, 50mm+macro lens, ring flash). My poor daffodils are experiencing an extreme winter, like the rest of Europe – snow since Christmas, unusually low temperatures and little sunshine. But at least it looks like the snow is melting at last, so I expect to re-discover them soon (We got 15 cm fresh snow after I took the picture and our current closed snow cover wouldn’t even allow their tops to peep out).

The comment on the photo’s flickr page offers these hopeful words: My daffodil sprouts haven’t been idle under their white blanket. The heralds of spring have re-emerged eventually … and they are singing of better days.

First Filoli Daffodils in Woodside, California

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

daffodil meadow 8, originally uploaded by Jennifer.

Photographer Jennifer tells us that the daffodils are just getting started at Filoli Gardens. Early spring at Filoli is described at her blog http://degraafassoc.wordpress.com, which you can see here.

This image was taken on February 12, 2010. You can see other Filoli photos on her flickr photostream here.

We wish we could go to Filoli “right now”. If you are anywhere near this California paradise, learn about the Filoli Gardens Daffodil Daydreams at daffodilfestivals.com.

Am I early? in Cornwall, UK

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Am I early, originally uploaded by Ennor.

Photographer Ennor tells us: This image was taken at The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey on the South coast of Cornwall, UK, on 10 February 2010. This lonely daffodil was along a woodland walk surrounded by evidence of the golden carpet to come.

There are links in the description on Ennor’s photo page to the Lost Gardens of Heligan and the geotagged satellite map – click here to get to the links.

Buying daffodils for Mummy

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Buying daffodils for Mummy, originally uploaded by The Quince Tree.

Photographer The Quince Tree tells us about this really “neat” image taken on February 10, 2010: It is a page from a British children’s book published by Ladybird in 1958 called Shopping With Mother by M.E Gagg. Ladybird books were tremendously popular in Britain throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. Their purpose was to teach children to read, much like Janet and John in the US. They were small child sized hard back books. This one cost two shillings and sixpence when new.

This particular book is very nostalgic for me as it portrays the kind of High St shopping I remember. ‘Buying daffodils for Mummy’ is my favourite of the set. Daffodils are so cheerful aren’t they?

Marie Curie Daffodil Statue in Scotland

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Marie Curie Statue, originally uploaded by Alan Whyte.

Photographer Alan Whyte tells us about this February 3, 2010 image: This image was taken in Callander Park in Falkirk,Scotland,UK. I was told by a friend it was a work of art that had been created for the Marie Curie Trust [although] i can’t confirm that this is the case. However it is meant to represent an opening daffodil.

Editor’s Note: The Great Daffodil Appeal in the UK 2010 has begun. This is a drive to raise funds and support for the Marie Curie Cancer Care programs. Here is information about this year’s efforts including a YouTube video “Give Us an Hour”.

First Daffodils at the University of Washington

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

More Early Signs of Spring

More Early Signs of Spring, originally uploaded by Reid Wolcott

Photographer Reid Wolcott tells us about this February 11, 2010 image: It was taken on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, WA. It was just outside the Suzzallo Library.





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