These glorious little daffodils, which seem to serve no other purpose than to bring joy to all that behold them, have been calling to me for days to take their picture. By angling the camera a few inches from the ground I was able to get a nice portrait of them with the sky as a background. A neat trick.
And the natural view from a few feet away. Insert "birdsong" for the full effect and enjoy a little bit of early spring from my backyard.
What a cheerful post! Thanks, I needed that!!
Posted by: Dawn | March 05, 2006 at 03:54 PM
how wonderful! I love daffodils and tulips and spring!
Posted by: brenda | March 06, 2006 at 03:36 AM
I can almost hear the birds and feel that warm sunsine. Lovely!
Posted by: autum | March 06, 2006 at 04:02 AM
So pretty! What cheer they give!
Posted by: Tongue in Cheek | March 06, 2006 at 04:38 AM
Our daffodils are just barely poking their heads out of the ground, I can't wait for them to officially make their appearance!
Posted by: Randi | March 06, 2006 at 06:19 AM
Oh I'm jealous, jealous, jealous!
Posted by: Bessilu | March 06, 2006 at 06:45 AM
beautiful...
i so want spring too...
or even a semblance of it
the only green here
is my envy,
teehee
:)
Posted by: gkgirl | March 06, 2006 at 06:56 AM
Oh, pretty! I just went outside to check, and ours are blooming too. :)
By the way, that felt horse? That I thought looked so easy? HA HA HA! I had a terrible time getting it good and stuffed without having the legs splay wide apart. And then, also, I had trouble getting all the legs to touch the ground. Actually one is up high like a dog taking a pee. It's so funny, I'm going to take a picture of it and post it on my blog, but not until after I've made one that looks like it's supposed to. So, any tips?
REPLY: I'm posting TIPS here in case anyone else has a naughty horse that insists on behaving like a dog.
You can take a few stitches on the underside to correct the leg placement. Position the legs, then tack them together where they join underneath.
I used a blunted bamboo skewer to stuff the tiny parts firmly. Then I also had the idea of using Q-tips, bent in half and inserted into the legs to make them sturdier, but my horse didn't seem to need the support after I tacked the legs, so I never tried it. The idea still intrigues me though and I may try it some time to see what happens.
Posted by: Linda | March 06, 2006 at 08:11 AM
What a pretty picture!!! Can't wait for spring!
Posted by: Mindy | March 06, 2006 at 10:02 AM
So cheery! Thanks for a spring boost in the morning!
lauren
Posted by: lauren Mumford | March 06, 2006 at 10:57 AM