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March 1, 2015

Happy Haiga Day!

Everyday we get closer to spring! My ex-pat friend, Janet, who lives in County Clare, Ireland, teases with news of daffodils up and blooming in her neighborhood. I resorted to buying 2 small bunches of daffodils at the supermarket this week. I took a photo, which you see below. The daffs came with a tag that read, "This bouquet of daffodils was hand picked and flown to you from the fertile green fields of England." I assumed they were from down south or Mexico, but flown in from England? I never would have thought it. So, I went online and found this: "The UK is the largest volume producer of daffodils and narcissi."

Daffodil photo and tanka © Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. The writing in the background is the handwritten manuscript of the poem, "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud," by William Wordsworth, © The British Library Board, courtesy Wikipedia.

Last Sunday I promised myself I wouldn't post any more poems about snow or cold. This is a good start. I have next week's haiga ready to go, and that one is connected to no season at all!
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  1. Gillena CoxMarch 1, 2015 at 9:36 AM

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  2. Gillena CoxMarch 1, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    had to delete to correct a word spelled wrong...
    when i saw the daffodils i said am i in the right place; cause i know you are still covered in snow; wonderful you pulled your supermarket find into todays post; you'll brighten a lot of folks today

    thanks for linking up at my Sunday lime; remember to drop in at my MondayWRites meme at my blog verses tomorrow

    much love...

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    1. Diane MayrMarch 1, 2015 at 12:07 PM

      Thanks for visiting! I hesitate to tell you what the forecast is for later today. Snow!

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  3. Author AmokMarch 1, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Wordsworth's daffodils -- my mother's favorite poem. Potatoes to feed the body and spring flowers to feed the spirit.

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    1. Diane MayrMarch 1, 2015 at 4:26 PM

      Spring flowers and birds always feed my spirit. I've long thought that birds are a true gift.

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  4. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesMarch 2, 2015 at 6:59 AM

    Beautiful, Diane. I hope your Wordsworth daffodils serve to brighten at least a few lengthening days in a row!

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  5. Margaret SimonMarch 2, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    Ah, daffodils! Here comes spring's promise.

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