Another lovely spring day, with increasing heat in the sun. Sunset is at 18:00 or thereabouts just now, and the days stretch out as if reaching for summer. Even so, the chill reaches down from the clear sky as the afternoon draws on and it’s too cold to sit outside much after 15:00.
But… Graham finished the bulk of the back garden clearance, leaving a smashed wilderness behind just crying out for raking up and digging over. The increase in light levels is astounding.
I’m not sure that there’s any way to photograph it in its present state, though I shall try if the sun shines tomorrow. Meantime, I caught my vase of daffodils in a blast of sunshine, glowing golden-yellow just as they ought:
Daffodils, glowing golden-yellow
Other than that, not a lot. Leek and potato soup for lunch, with fresh-baked bread from the machine. Meatballs and spaghetti for dinner, shortly to be conjured up by your faithful but somewhat word-shy poet.
But you can’t go far wrong with daffodils.
13 responses so far ↓
Wolfie // March 2, 2010 at 9:03 pm
You picture makes me long for sunshine! We haven’t had much of tha lately, but the forecast is for sunshine and warmer weather this weekend. No daffy-dills here yet, but the tiny crocuses are showing signs of life.
Kate & Jim // March 2, 2010 at 9:07 pm
I can feel their glow from my screen, John. Makes we want to go out and buy a bunch. If they’ve got them at the store tomorrow, they’re mine!!!
Having spaghetti and meatballs here too!
mary lee // March 2, 2010 at 9:51 pm
My reaction, the same as Kate’s. Next shopping trip a bunch of daffs is coming home to my house. I can gaze at your photo, John, and almost, but just not quite! smell ‘em. Lovely things, daffs. And wildd violets, too!
Kiki // March 2, 2010 at 10:06 pm
I am having tulips (from the market) in all the colours of sunshine for weeks; I am thoroughly fed up with winter and my daffs are blooming since NOVEMBER onwards…. honest to God!!
I worked yesterday and today 3hrs resp. 5hrs in the garden, clearing the debris of the ‘tempete’ we had, binding up said daffs, and your bunch just made me smile endlessly…. I also have admired today my first three open (blood red) Camellia blooms (in the veranda, unheated but sunshine filled….)
Have a restoring night John and thank you for the spring-smile
bonnie // March 2, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Thank You for the ray of sunshine.
Wendy, NC // March 2, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Those daffs are a nice contrast to the snow outside the window in my motel room in the NC mountains.
Jim // March 3, 2010 at 1:45 am
There will be a spring!
Thanks.
novie // March 3, 2010 at 1:46 am
It’s just about time for the Cancer Society to start its annual fundraising daffs sale here in Canada.
Brigitte // March 3, 2010 at 9:55 am
It’s just a wonderful time of the year when the days grow longer and longer… !
~ Sil in Corea // March 3, 2010 at 12:01 pm
AAHH! I love daffys! They’re really ‘springy’!
Mage Bailey // March 3, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Glowing is the right word. What hope they offer. You can never go wrong with hope either.
Alison Williams // March 3, 2010 at 8:46 pm
I’ve got a vase just like that! Well, no, not quite like that: mine’s not so shiny, sparkly clean and it has no glowing daffs in it. I can see what I need to do next!
maddy // March 4, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Growing up where I did, I’ve learned that there’s nothing so hopeful as a daffodil on the snowy banks of a rill, peeking it’s cheery yellow head up and announcing that spring will indeed come, all is not lost, and there is life after the depressing grey of winter. Roses? Eh. Daffodils? My favorite!
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