“It was on one of those mornings, common in early spring, when the year, fickle and changeable in its youth like all other created things, is undecided whether to step backward into winter or forward into summer,
and in its uncertainty inclines now to the one and now to the other, and now to both at once—
wooing summer in the sunshine, and lingering still with winter in the shade—
it was, in short, on one of those mornings, when it is hot and cold, wet and dry, bright and lowering, sad and cheerful, withering and genial, in the compass of one short hour…”
A native Daffodil for St David’s day and some lyrical prose from Dickens for the first of the month.
With a final Mad March twist to the tale…Mallard decoying as a bird sculpture and displaying the craft of her camoflague
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Notes:
1. Charles Dickens “Barnaby Rudge” Chapter 10
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My husband was just talking about St. David’s Day. Perfect photos and verse for March 1! The Mallard shot is a great study in camouflage–especially the way you captured it. Happy spring!
The UK fascinates me, because I think you are actually north of us, but your seasons are always more advanced than ours. So many lovelies coming alive at your place, lucky you. You commented on my teacup geranium needing a drainage hole, but it doesn’t have one! It’s on my sunny south window sill, and gets so much sunshine that it never has a chance to get soggy.
RobinL read my post..Sweet Surprises
thanks Robin, worth knowing and might try that too
Hi Laura,
How strange the weather was yesterday.
It started cold, and foggy here. It felt like November…..but then by the time it was midday, it was like early May. Birds singing, bees buzzing etc etc……
I love the mallard image…..so well camouflaged.
I have two visiting my pond at the moment….they come for a bath. They cause such a mess, each day I have to clean the pond pump out. They stir all the mud up at the bottom, it takes around an hour to settle again…..
think I was singing too Cheryl – do so love these faux mid spring days.
Another tradition I am just learning about…wonderful musing and a perfect description of the coming of spring…perfect way to celebrate the new season!
Donna@Gardens Eye View read my post..Seasonal Celebrations-A Dream of Spring
- thank you Beth and Donna
Will be highlighting Dicken’s lyrical prose for quasi garden bloggers muse day posts in this his bi-centenary
It has been a beautiful week of weather, despite the predictions of the weather forecasters. Isn’t there the saying if March comes in like a lamb it will go out like a lion? Lets hope not I’ve got a trip planned for the end of the month.
wellywoman read my post..The Green, Green Grass
so they say but March winds needed to blow the last detritus of Autumn off the trees.
Beautiful photos as ever, this time of year is such a contrasting period with lovely warm spring weather one day and freezing cold like we have today! Lets hope this spring will be one for the records, the good records!
Helene read my post..It’s 1st day of spring in Britain
What a delightful post, Laura to celebrate St David’s Day and the start of spring…
Love the word lowering.
Carolyn @ Carolyns Shade Gardens read my post..Winter Interest Plants
The native daffodil looks so beautiful compared to the gawdy specimens in my garden.
b-a-g read my post..London Plane Tree (03 MAR 2012)
It looks like spring to me Laura. Here we have a landscape of heavy snow! March is so very undependable . . . if ones is hoping for an early spring in New England. Lovely photos of your spring blooms. Lovely words too.
Carolflowerhill read my post..Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Viceroy
Love the Mallard picture! Lovely post!