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Daffodils simply sing happiness as they nod and wave in the early spring breeze.
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Sometimes that breeze is a little more lively, and the nodding and waving make a clear photo next to impossible. But I still find it satisfying to try and capture their beautiful faces with as much clarity as conditions allow.
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We watch for patches of bright Daffodils as we drive around town. And we find Daffodils in abundance around Williamsburg.
As much as we enjoy the daffies blooming along the roadsides and in others’ gardens, we agree the very best Daffodil display greets us on our own street.
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Our close neighbors love Daffodils, too, and have thousands blooming in their yards. A golden sea of daffies welcomes us home.
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Our combined collection grows from year to year. In autumn, we plant everything from ‘big box store’ mixtures to named hybrids. Our neighbor lends his bulb planter as we confer about how many we each plan to buy and plant before winter halts our efforts.
I pore over the catalogs in late summer, selecting which new daffies we will plant that year. Together, my partner and I plan where to extend the new Daffodil plantings in our garden.
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We see this annual Daffodil planting as an investment in happiness.
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And these are just the opening act! These early daffies have opened since the second week of February. Many more will follow…..
Walking through our garden, and admiring the Daffodils together, has made this Friday Fabulous!
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What is more happiness-inducing than to watch the daffies emerge and bloom each spring? They are a sure herald of better times ahead!
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Photos by Woodland Gnome 2017
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I am setting an intention to find some wonderful, beautiful, and happiness inducing thing to write about each Friday.
Now that the Weekly Photo Challenge has moved to Wednesdays, I am starting “Fabulous Friday” on Forest Garden.
If you’re moved to find something Fabulous to share on Fridays as well, please tag your post “Fabulous Friday” and link your post back to mine.
Happiness is contagious! Let’s infect one another!
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Forest Garden 
The daffs are sprouting in North Carolina now too.
I hope you have thousands of them to enjoy 😉
Happiness is contagious and so are happy daffodils.
😊 are you having a Fabulous Friday ?
Your neighborhood sounds divine!
It has its sweet points ☺ and friendly , smart neighbors ! Are you having a Fabulous Friday ?
Definitely happiness-inducing! Nice variety, I esp. like the white/soft yellow double-bloom. 🙂
Yes, I cut a handful of those earlier in the week and they’re in our sitting room! Pretty as they are, they are heavy and tend to topple over… which is a great excuse to cut them! Will you join in “Fabulous Friday” Eliza?
Possibly!
Your photos are pure pleasure, Eliza. I’m on your site now. Brr! Still winter in your garden ❤ ❤ ❤
Winter returned yesterday, windy and cold. Windchill below zero tonight – it’s not over yet!
No, it’s not . We had flurries today and it is forecast to drop into the 20th tonight . Our fruit trees are beginning to bloom. We are a month ahead now in springs unfolding . Stay warm 😊and we will ride this crazy climate roller coaster . ..