My first daffodils have bloomed! I posted this in honor of Mother's Day which is being celebrated in the UK today. The moms of the USA must wait until May 13th for their special day. So until then, I'm sending Mother's Day greetings to all my 365 friends who are celebrating a loved one, or being celebrated in the UK!
I think it depends on when Easter falls! Last year it was very late!
My mum's birthday is March 16th and it often comes along close to her birthday! She made a big issue of us not celebrating Mother's Day as well as her birthday! And we still 'ignore it' though we love her lots and she knows it!
@olivetreeann@sfeldphotos Hello! Yes Sarah Bremner is right - it's always during lent and I think it's usually the 4th Sunday in Lent, no idea why! For us it's tomorrow, March 18th. :)
@filsie65 Traditionally it was the Sunday when girls "in service" were allowed to go home to their 'Mother Church' before the last two very busy weeks of Lent and Easter preparations.
How lovely. I noticed that my Spring bulbs are alread starting to grow, this weather we have had is doing strange things to my garden. I might be photographing Spring bulbs in Winter.
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! @elizabeth Thanks for the info Elizabeth! I so love this aspect of 365, that we can learn about other countries and their holidays right from the people who live there. I was posting this shot and saw the date on the calendar that hangs by my computer and thought "I'm going to wish everyone in the UK a Happy Mother's Day". Little did I know it would turn into such a fun discussion! Thanks for sharing that with us! @filsie65 Thanks Phil- it is one of the things that I enjoy about 365. My world is expanding! @inertie Thank you Inertia. I think this is the earliest I remember them blooming. We've had such a mild winter, it didn't take much to wake them up! @sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry! @nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! Well, if your winter is as mild as ours was, then you might be doing that!! @woot Thanks Davide! They are miniature daffodils- tiny, about the same size as a Grape Hyacinth if you've ever seen one of them.
@nicolecampbell Oh- that's interesting. I think we're in for a bad summer since the winter was so mild. If we don't get enough rain during the spring, I'm certain we'll have a drought.
@prttblues Thanks Bev! Yes- this was taken on Friday. After yesterday's sunshine and warmth it was open even further, but I'd already posted the shot, so I just left it.
@bruni Thanks Bruni! No, not this one- I think this shot is more about the yellow than the green. But I did post a shot on March 17 for the green theme. It's a succulant that we call Hen and Chicks (some call them Cat and Kittens) which has some beautiful coloring. Daffodils are my favorite flower too!
this got lost in the deluge of mass postings in my dashboard. yay! for the beautiful blooms. i went around yesterday and also during my walk this evening, i noticed the crocuses have bloomed or verging on blooming and there were a few daffodils, too. i love the colours on this. pretty!
@cimes1 thanks Carole! I love how 365 has expanded my world!
@mrssmith thanks Carla- so was I!!!
@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen!
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
Thank you all- it's another warm and sunny day here, so I'll have to go see if anything else has opened up.
Maybe one of you could answer Sam's ( @sfeldphotos ) question for me (see previous post to this comment).
My mum's birthday is March 16th and it often comes along close to her birthday! She made a big issue of us not celebrating Mother's Day as well as her birthday! And we still 'ignore it' though we love her lots and she knows it!
@elizabeth Thanks Elizabeth - I didn't know that..makes sense and I rather like it too! :)
@elizabeth Thanks for the info Elizabeth! I so love this aspect of 365, that we can learn about other countries and their holidays right from the people who live there. I was posting this shot and saw the date on the calendar that hangs by my computer and thought "I'm going to wish everyone in the UK a Happy Mother's Day". Little did I know it would turn into such a fun discussion! Thanks for sharing that with us!
@filsie65 Thanks Phil- it is one of the things that I enjoy about 365. My world is expanding!
@inertie Thank you Inertia. I think this is the earliest I remember them blooming. We've had such a mild winter, it didn't take much to wake them up!
@sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry!
@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! Well, if your winter is as mild as ours was, then you might be doing that!!
@woot Thanks Davide! They are miniature daffodils- tiny, about the same size as a Grape Hyacinth if you've ever seen one of them.