Tag Archives: Daffodils
Hope emerges
In icy ground . . . Daffodils sprout forth, bright buds In yellow hues, their faces Smiling in the cold earth, Promising springtime to us all. (Style of a Japanese tanka in 31 syllables inspired by API)
Growing season extension another bellwether of climate change
The first daffodils of the new year burst into flower in mid-January after a period of mild weather. The buds on some of our trees and shrubs are swelling too, waking up for spring, although they might be nipped by … Continue reading
Virginia Nature Journal for March
The poem was inspired by thousands of wild daffodils blooming in woods around Ullswater in the Lake District of England in the spring of 1802. I imagine Wordsworth on horseback in a tightly-fitting frock coat, pantaloons and hessian boots, while … Continue reading
Posted in Seasons in Virginia
Tagged Daffodils, I wondered lonely as a cloud, phenology, Project Budburst, William Wordsworth
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 