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Monday, 5 February 2018

Snowdrops And Other Small Friends

Just one month ago there were two small clumps of snowdrops in the village wood. As in other years they were just the warm-up act for the show that was to follow. All around the village there are tiny specks of optimism springing from the wet, cold ground.

 



















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29 comments:

  1. Marie Smith5 February 2018 at 12:19

    Oh John. It looks glorious.

    We had cold and snow, now rain. Lots of flooding here today.

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  2. Author R. Mac Wheeler5 February 2018 at 12:34

    gorgeous specs of optimism.

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  3. Louise5 February 2018 at 14:15

    Lovely. I'd love to see a carpet of aconite like that, I've never seen one around here!

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  4. Barbara Rogers5 February 2018 at 14:57

    How lovely...your spring is much earlier than ours, sigh!

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  5. The Weaver of Grass5 February 2018 at 15:53

    These earliest of spring flowers do the spirit good don't they John?

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  6. Anonymous5 February 2018 at 16:02

    Ah... the first colors of spring. So beautiful!

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  7. Billy Blue Eyes5 February 2018 at 19:14

    Snowdrops mark the new year with new life coming through, they ad a beauty to the winter

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    1. Billy Blue Eyes6 February 2018 at 18:28

      Thanks for your reply on my post, as I said I can relate to what you said. Have a read https://spuduka.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/a-short-chapter-in-my-life.html

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  8. Linda W.5 February 2018 at 20:02

    What beautiful flowers!

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  9. Bill5 February 2018 at 20:04

    A colourful awakening of beauty. Your photos are amazing, John. Well done!

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  10. Valerie5 February 2018 at 20:04

    Exquisite close-up shots of your local flora John - so pretty! Happy week to you.

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  11. Christine5 February 2018 at 20:15

    Never tire of seeing springs harbingers! Gloriously heartening floral gems!

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  12. Polly5 February 2018 at 20:29

    Beautiful, joyful spring flowers.

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  13. Simon Douglas Thompson5 February 2018 at 20:48

    THat's a huge aconite bed you have there, bigger than anything I've seen here! Beautiful.

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  14. The Furry Gnome6 February 2018 at 02:54

    Those are stunning pictures. Spring is so early for you! I'm mentally comparing your Snowdrops and Aconite to our foot of snow!

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  15. Hilary Melton-Butcher6 February 2018 at 05:25

    Hi John - fantastic photos - makes me nostalgic for England ... still perhaps there are crocuses here ... we have snowdrops and I'm sure daffodils ... et al - I gather as far as blossom is set up - we're about 3 weeks behind Victoria, Vancouver Island and we're not that far north ... must check!! Cheers Hilary

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  16. PerthDailyPhoto6 February 2018 at 12:29

    Spring really is like a floral miracle that never lets us down 🌼🌷🌹💮🌸

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  17. Jenny6 February 2018 at 18:46

    Cheerful, cheering photos of the spring flowers and snowdrops. Of course, we are still seeing the other kind of snowdrops : 10- 15 cms predicted for tomorrow. Maybe our long winter makes the spring flowers all the sweeter when they do bloom.

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  18. Shammickite6 February 2018 at 21:45

    I'm very fond of the little white snowdrops, the first flower of the very early spring. None here yet, too much snow on the ground.

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  19. Cynthia6 February 2018 at 21:51

    How exciting, the first flowers of spring. And a nice variety of colors. What are the yellow ones.

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  20. Lady Fi7 February 2018 at 04:08

    Wow - so beautiful! Can't believe spring is there already!

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  21. diane b7 February 2018 at 07:29

    Its like a fairy land. Just beautiful. Your photos a super good. Did you get a wet tummy lying down? Could you get up again? Photography can get tricky at times.

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  22. Shammickite7 February 2018 at 13:42

    Not far from where I live was a little house where the front lawn was a carpet of vivid blue scilla every spring. I always meant to take a photo but never did, and now the little house has been sold, knocked down and the land bulldozed flat, waiting for some new construction to start. And I'm wondering if the scilla has survived the destruction. When the snow melts, I'll walk by to see.

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  23. Sara - Villa Emilia8 February 2018 at 20:16

    In front of this beauty, I'm almost speechless.
    (We have 30 inches of snow and counting.)
    The last photo is my favourite... with the light that speaks to me just now.

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  24. Hildred9 February 2018 at 05:55

    You warm my heart John. I have some Lenten roses blooming along the front fence, and the early peonies are pushing their little scarlet stubs through the cold earth, but today was the first time I had seen sunshine and blue skies for simply ages....thank you for the lovely early spring flowers.

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  25. Tara9 February 2018 at 19:39

    such astounding beauty!! These pictures make me so happy. Thank you!

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  26. Rose10 February 2018 at 03:13

    Looks like spring is springing all over the place over there! Hopefully, it won't be too long till it starts here.

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  27. Spare Parts and Pics11 February 2018 at 03:30

    Beautiful shots, John! Like them all, but will call out #8... beautifully shallow DoF and blurred background. Well done!

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  28. Dianne12 February 2018 at 07:36

    delightful spring flowers John - you've captured them beautifully

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