Daffodils
The
following is a daffodil number rhyme
One little daffodil
had nothing much to do,
Out popped another
one, then there were two.
Two little daffodils
were smiling at a bee
Out popped another
one, then there were three.
Three little
daffodils were growing by the door,
Out popped another
one, then there were four.
Four little
daffodils were glad to be alive,
Out popped another
one, then there were five.
Five little
daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
They danced in the
breeze in green satin gowns.
I love daffodils in all their many guises, and every year Susannah gives me some in the spring and sometimes Frankie does, too. They last very well and bring brightness on a dull day – and it is very grey today and mizzling.
This year I decided to chart their progress through photographs, so here they are, on Day 1.
I love them too Janice. They are such happy little pops of colour & a reminder that spring is just around the corner after the winter time. 💛 I look forward to seeing them progress. xx
ReplyDeleteThey make me smile and I like the way they smell, too. x x x
DeleteI especially love daffodils. The first one in our garden has bloomed and there are dozens of buds coloring. The classic yellow daffodils are always a favorite but we also have yellow with orange trumpets and white with yellow trumpets and pure white ones. Such an immensely cheering flower.
ReplyDeleteOurs are not quite flowering yet - soon:-)
DeleteI love the poem, did you make that up? I love daffodils too, but have to hold my breath when passing some types, the early paper-white jonquils especially, the scent is so heady when they are massed in a garden bed. The yellow ones are so cheery.
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not one of my rhymes. I came across it by chance. The scented daffodils can be very heady, which is lovely if you're not affected by them, as you are.
DeleteThat's a sweet poem. For older people like us, doesn't everything come into bloom earlier each spring? My childhood farm has massive planting of daffodils in front of the house on the edge of the road. It was wonderful to see them reappear year after year but eventually they didn't.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we just look more closely and it seems that they bloom earlier. The flowers at your farm must have been a wonderful sight.
DeleteWe have our first daffodils open now outside the front porch. Such a welcome cheerful sight on these grey, windy days.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that they can withstand heavy winds and rain, and sometimes snow, but they do.
DeleteHeHe! Sorry! But l 'hate' daffodils...There poisonous anyway...
ReplyDeleteYou can't even put them in a vase with other flowers, they
will kill them...but then...who'd want to...
Let them grow in the fields, hedgerows, and gardens...and
leave them alone....
All parts of the daffodil contain a toxic chemical, lycorine.
The part of the plant that contains the highest concentration
of lycorine is the bulb.
However, eating any part of the plant can cause symptoms
such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea....
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DeleteYes, every part oi the daffodil is poisonous - so many plants are, - hyacinths, tulips, lily of the valley - and so on.
DeleteI've never come across that rhyme before in all my decades of teaching infants - I love it!
ReplyDeleteDaffodils do brighten things up, both in the house and in the garden. They're lovely. xx
I only came across that rhyme recently or I would have used it, too. x x x
DeleteHi Janice - they sure are bursting above ground now ... it'll be lovely to see your record and to watch them open - so wonderful .. .cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteAs they're in the conservatory, which isn't very warm, they might last quite well - fingers crossed;-)
DeleteIf those are your daffodil beds, and I am very jealous. I only have the miniature kind, and their leaves are barely poking through the Frozen ground. They usually bloom for me late March. It's a long wait. So I enjoy seeing pictures of everyone else's, thank you.
ReplyDeleteOur garden daffs are in bud but not quite yet opening. The earliest ones around here bloom in January, though not in my garden.
DeleteDaffodils bring with them so much hope.
ReplyDeleteThey do, and they're so reliable.
DeleteDaffodils are a cheerful and much welcome sign that spring is coming but I love tulips for their exotic colours and longevity.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Tulips are much more flamboyant and the colours are wonderful. They are my husband's favourite spring flowers.
ReplyDeleteDaffodils - I love them, and their hopeful scent.
ReplyDeleteSo do I.
DeleteI do like daffodils.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that rhyme ... fun.
All the best Jan
I didn't, either.
DeleteI love daffodils. I am really looking forward to spring this year.
ReplyDeleteFrom debby
DeleteIt's a beautiful time of year, especially when the sun shines.
DeleteI love daffodils. Where I walk, in Michigan, they pop up early and seem to thrive in the woods. I think they were planted there when it was an asylum for the mentally ill and they still grow today. They always remind me of Mum too as we always had them growing in the garden when I was a child.
ReplyDeleteDaffodil season seems to last a long time, with all the different varieties. It's a hopeful flower for an asylum.
DeleteI love daffodils too, always such a cheerful sight! xxx
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