April 30, 2025

A daffodil moment.

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Posted by Ann Althouse at 2:48 PM
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12 comments:

Skeptical Voter said...

I lived in a small town in Washington State when I was a kid. Daffodils were abundant, and marked the coming of spring. You don't see many of them in Southern California. Which is too bad. Thanks for the picture.

4/30/25, 3:01 PM
tcrosse said...

Those gaudy-awful daffodils are all too American. They reflect an American taste for wretched excess.

4/30/25, 3:12 PM
Kate said...

Very cheerful. All the other trees with no bulbs planted yearn.

4/30/25, 3:14 PM
Lawnerd said...

Still waiting for the crocuses here in the north woods. Some trees have started to bud out though.

4/30/25, 3:49 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...

The daffodils seem to be lasting longer this year. No scientific support for this, just my feeling.

4/30/25, 4:05 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...

Magnolias also seemed to be lasting longer this year. But that's by comparison to their usual "don't blink now or you'll miss them" show.

4/30/25, 4:06 PM
Jim at said...

My favorite flowers.

4/30/25, 4:16 PM
Tomcc said...

Here in the PNW the daffodils and crocuses have had their day. The trees have shed their blossoms and are in full leaf. I'm a big fan of early spring!

4/30/25, 5:05 PM
ChrisSchuon said...

Gerda -

Daffodils, forsythia and magnolia all lasted much, much longer than usual around here (Pennsylvania). There was a short burst of warmth, followed by weeks of unusual cold that kept them around.

4/30/25, 5:45 PM
RAH said...

I like daffodils. A splash of bright yellow under a tree before the tree leaf's out. I plant muscari with them. They bloom a little later and have a pretty blue / purple shade.

5/1/25, 6:42 AM
donald said...

One 22” speckled trout yesterday, then four 18”’ers on a paddle tale. Looked like the same fish each time.

5/1/25, 7:12 AM
MadTownGuy said...

ChrisSchuon said...

"Daffodils, forsythia and magnolia all lasted much, much longer than usual around here (Pennsylvania). There was a short burst of warmth, followed by weeks of unusual cold that kept them around."

Yes, here in S Central PA, the forsythia has been tenacious. That would make a great name for a Sixties cover band... Tenacious Forsythia.

5/1/25, 7:19 AM

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