Daffodils
Perennial daffodils in our garden are living proof that the wheel has turned and we are heading for another summer. Of course, winter may yet exhale its dying breaths because that is what March and early April frequently permit. This is not the first time that I have blogged about daffodils. Back in March 2017, I even posted a self-penned poem called "Daffodils" . That was eight years ago. It is likely that daffodil bulbs were first brought to The British Isles by Romans almost two thousand years ago. Furthermore, it is believed that all daffodil species had their origins in a few wild varieties that grew in the woods of the Iberian peninsula (Spain & Portugal) and northern Morocco. It is hard to imagine these British islands off the edge of Europe without daffodils. They are gaudy, vigorous flowers that trumpet defiantly to the world. There's no subtle delicacy about them. They shout out, "We are yellow and we are strong!" Many is the year tha...