The good citizens of the village of Thriplow are uncommonly fond of daffodils. Every wayside, byway, front garden, backyard, highway and hedgerow is adorned by them. There's even a variety of the flower (Thriplow Gold) named after the village.
They claim to have planted over half-a-million bulbs, and over the last fifty years they've raised almost half-a-million pounds for charity by organising The Thriplow Daffodil Weekend, when up to 14,000 people invade this quiet backwater to enjoy music, dancing, locally produced food, country crafts, antique vehicles, horse-drawn cart rides, funfairs, a few beers and, of course, the display of daffodils.
Over the years they've had a remarkable record for organising the event to coincide with both the peak flowering season and some pleasant spring weather. This year however things went badly wrong as it snowed on the cheerful blooms. Which is why I waited till yesterday to cycle there and take some photographs.
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Love your sense of humour at the end John. Daffodils are so uplifting.
ReplyDeleteI love daffodils. This is the place I’d like to stroll around with a camera in person. Thanks for sharing. The last flower is “one of a kind.”
ReplyDeleteYoko
Super photos...daffodils are hard to capture, the nuances of deep and light yellow seem better in person!
ReplyDeleteAll that beautiful daffodil yellow, truly uplifting in every way.
ReplyDeleteI would be right at home there. Daffodils are, I think, my favorite flower. They naturalize easily here and are now scattered up and down our hill. This little village had a great idea! I'd like to get hold of that Thriplow Gold bulb.
ReplyDeleteThose sure are beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThose daffodils are beautiful! I'd love to visit this town during peak bloom. The festival sounds like a lot of fun too.
ReplyDeleteThat's impressive!
ReplyDeleteThe daffodils add their beauty to the scene. Very nice photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to brighten up a village! Oh, and there's always somebody who wants to look different :)
ReplyDeleteI have always been a fan of the tulip, but this Spring I started thinking about how lovely and cheerful the faces of daffodils are. I was thinking about planting bulbs this Autumn and your lovely posts has truly put a stamp on my idea. Your photographs are outstanding. Thank you for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteI think that daffodils are a fine thing for a village to be known by.
ReplyDeleteDaffodils really are part of the lifting of spirits after a long winter. So cheerful. Miraculously, a dumping of snow didn't seem to cow them.
ReplyDeleteImpressive. Love the idea of the daffodil gala! Tulips are all very well, but they need so much hamsterjam...
ReplyDeletesuch beauty! We have a similar place near us: https://www.suttercreek.org/sutter-creek-events-daffodil-hill-amador-county.html
ReplyDeleteWow.... these are so good..... so picture perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove those yellow ones.
Daffodils are beautiful and elegant flowers.
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacle of beauty and color.
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Beautiful images, John.
ReplyDeleteWonderful spring flowers. I cannot wait until they are here too.
ReplyDeleteI like these views a lot.
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Gorgeous, - thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow - that is truly delightful!
ReplyDeleteCan't argue about going to see the daffodils, you picked the right weekend
ReplyDeleteMy favourite spring flower!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing all of your photographs.
All the best Jan
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Thanks for the lovely pictures. Love, Judy
ReplyDeleteI am sorry that the weather wrecked their celebrations and fundraisers, but it did permit you to get lovely photographs of the sweeps of daffodils without crowds. Lovely, John.
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