It's a wonder how you DARE !

Oh ! TT that was wonderful :o)) It really brightened up this depressing snowy morning we have here.
Thank you xx

Thanks, Hywel..
I took the photos of the snowdrops in my garden this morning in the cold rain ! :o) xxx

What a nice cheery blog,poem and pics,TT. My,you were brave to go outside
this morning...Freezing fog here,bitterly cold...so this was very welcome:o)) Ta.

Hi Bloomer... Thanks.
I was worried about the camera getting wet..
I kept on wiping it with kitchen roll..Lol. :o)

You`v a Fantastic way with Pics & Words TT the Poem is Perfect 4 The GOYPedia Poems Page :)

Thanks, Jac....
The snowdrops are so brave in this cold weather, aren't they. ! :o)

Yes TT much braver than me & like u say Very Beautiful :)

Brilliant! brilliant!

Another treasure from TT.....a lovely poem for a lovely flower :0))

Jac.. you are brave in lots of ways...xxx

Thanks, Val and Alice :o)

TT that was brill really enjoyed reading it, although its sunny here its very cold.

Hi Carol. Thank you...
Wet and freezing start here but the sun is trying to shine now..
Bad weather forecast for much of Britain tomorrow !

Thanx TT :)XXX

in yesterdays sunshine ( for a few minutes :0) I went to look at the snowdrops I'd split a clump 2 years ago and they ate doing very well the original clump was here when we moved in 25 years ago and are beautiful doubles but you need a dry day to see their frilly undies Lol... Brilliant again Tt you know how to cheer us up!

Hi Pam.... Thanks.
Your snowdrops sound wonderful....
...with their frilly undies :o)

All of you will perhaps get a better summer than us in the northwest, as last 3 summers its done nothing but rain all the time x

Lovely cheerful poem TT, thanks. guess what..it's snowing again

Hi Deida.... Snowing AGAIN ?
Percy will be practising his curling...LOL... :o)

well done Terra i so enjoyed reading your poem with pretty pictures to, again you did a great job, :o))) x

Really enjoyed this blog Terra, pictures and poem just flowed together, thanks for reminding us that the simplicity of shape and colour white make one of the lovliest of flowers. Hope to get some in the green to plant in the front rockery ;0))

Thanks Sandra and Pansypotter...
I do agree that sometimes an individual flower can look as lovely as a whole drift....just in a different way... :o)

Thank you - I've just come in all muddy and seen your pretty little snowdrops and your cheerful poem to give us hope. It's 'dreary' outside! I love snowdrops - I'll go out to plant more of my new plants now, and take a look at mine on the way. :-))

sorry you have dreary weather barbara, just starting to go dull here now

Rain,rain,rain and even more rain,thats what we have. Thanks Terra I needed your poem and pics...........

poor you sue, its a bad forcast for the next few weeks to, rain , sleet, snow and cold yak!

Hi Lincslass.... Thanks..
I join Sandra in wishing you some warm, dry weather. :o)

Hello Sh.... glad this poem gives you hope..
good luck with your planting :o)

Talking about snowdrops....I found ONE on my allotment yesterday....I was chuffed to bits....cos they don't like my garden at home !!

thats good alice wonder why they dont like your garden, they grow almost anywhere ive read :o) a smile cause you have one

Congrats. on your snowdrop, Alice.. :o)

Ah! yes, you're right! They do bring hope to me in Feb!

I think after the last few summers and this Awful cold wet miserable winter we need a lovely spring and a really nice summer to put roses in our cheeks as gran would have said ;o)

Lovely tribute to a lovely flower, Tt. :-))

That is so lovely TT ... the Snow drop is special , the first one that we all scour the garden for , the first sign of spring returning .. :o)

Thanks, KarenSusan, David, Amy...
...and "rosy cheeks" Pamg :o) Lol.

wonderful TT..........just what i needed after a shopping trip to town.... well done...i love your doggy ornament it looks like my ella.....

Thank you, Holly.
I'm pleased you like the doggie...
I bought it as a Papillon toy breed dog, but it could be Ella, couldn't it ! :o)

yes its got her little face..... : o ))

Another great blog, TT! Seeing the flowers up so close makes you realise what you miss! I tend to see the broad picture, it never occurs to me to take such close up photos till I see somebody else's, like yours!

I've uploaded some photos of Snowdrops I took a couple of years ago but I'm sure if I were to go past the same gardens tomorrow they would look almost identical.

Well done, TT. Lovely blog, poem and pics, a great recipe for cheering us all up!
Reading the comments above it seems I may have been alone in having a lovely sunny day here. At 5pm it was still light and the sun was just disappearing :)

Hello Balcony.... Thanks.
My camera can't take very close-up pics., but it is interesting to examine just one out of a whole "flock" of snowdrops.

Hi Gee... Yes, I don't think many parts of Britain enjoyed your sunshine.
Glad you were able to go out and enjoy it. :o)

Brilliant TT, and lovely photo's too!

Thank you, Pottygardener....
It was raining quite hard this morning, when I took the photos..Lol. :o)

Went out to check on mine in the sunshine today and they're still in tight bud so enjoyed your photos and poem very much.

Hi Wagger... Thanks.
It's good to know you have some snowdrops to enjoy as the weather warms...:o)

Hi TT. Beautiful words and pictures I am told I have daffodils in bud in the garden Spring is spring-ing .........Just!

Brilliant Blog~ Snowdrops and Hellebores~ first signs of spring!

What wonderful words of praise you`ve put together to celebrate our little treasure the `snowdrop` cheered me up no end, and joy of joy it made me go and hunt again for the little clump I planted last year and remarked about on Spritzhenrys blog that I couldn`t find and yes oh yes the`ve just poked through.But it will be a long time before the`re as big as yours.

Brilliant, TT! The first picture reminds me of the family - Mother, Father and their little child - they are so sweet...:) Thanks for your warm poem!
Still no Snowdrops here...:(

Loooooooooooovely close ups of the sweetest first flower and your poem is really heartwarming :o)) well done you for braving the wet to put together this lovely blog Thankyou TT x

Thanks, Sue, Arlene, Stroller, Uma and Neellan.

I agree, Sue and Arlene...signs of springtime ! :o)

Stroller..I'm pleased you found your clump of snowdrops...that's good news !

Yes, Uma... that first picture does look like a little family of snowdrops...
...Yesterday I also uploaded that same pic as a GoY photo, and I was discussing with Irish that the snowdrop also looks rather like fancy street lamps !

I did brave the cold and wet, Neellan, I really don't cope well in the icy damp !

wow! it's so nice:) and easy to understand lol:) and they are very special - your own:) the show was wonderful, so many different new varieties and ideas for a garden... I definetely have to find some time to put some pictures in a blog... I am just recovering from a flu, loads of assingments are waiting for me - but will try to select some pictures... the problem is there is to many and really hard to choose something:) also went yesterday to see (finally) Garden History Museum in Lambeth - but it was so disapointing... they charge 6 pounds for entry - and there is so little so see - just some tools, few photographs... and what's worse I couldn't take pictures.. only of windows, doors - basicaly a church itself... garden was more interesting... luckily the weather was gorgeous yesterday - a lot of sun, nice and warm - something I have longed for so long:) I hope you also got some sun yesterday:) and say hello to your little team:)

Hi Kasia...
I hope you are feeling better, over your flu.....
What a pity the Museum was disappointing for you and rather expensive for what you saw...
Dull, cold and damp again today !
"Team" say "Hi" :o)

TT...You are so talented...Your poem was wonderful....:>)

Thank you, Motinot...
You've made me feel better...
I've been having one of those mornings where I wondered why I bother trying to please anyone ! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! :o)

wonderful poem Tt and photo's, well done.

Thanks, Yorkshire :o)

What a lovely poem nice and cheery on a cold s- - - y day .

Congrats TT another GREAT, well done.

Lovely flowers of the snow,
I don't know how you can grow
Through the frosty air outside.
I'm not coming, I might slide

On the frozen ground below.
How I'll get up I don't know.
Terratoonie, where is she ?
Flowerpot people, - Set her free !

with poetry ...
FPP...
Terratoonie...
SET HER FREE...

Good one Hywel-- lets hope it does the trick :)

Well done Hywel. :o)))

What a lovely poem Terra and how appropriate. Snowdrops are a sign of all the new life to come. :o)

Sandra x

A lovely homage to the valiant snowdrop Tt. What would this site be without you? You always put in so much effort, puts most of us to shame. I am now inspired to buy some snowdrops for next year, maybe near the window where I can see them in the worst of the weather. Hywel ....lol:-)

That is a splendid Poem and some lovely pictures too. More please.

Thanks, Mavis, Homebird, Dotty, Hywel, Pam, Val, Sandra, Bornagain and Poaannua....
....I'm pleased you enjoyed the poem and pics....
... Yes, snowdrops are a sign of new life to come :o)

Yet another brilliant poem TT

Do you realise, you have almost more blogs than photos?!! Keep up the good work, as your cheery texts really do wonders for our morale

Thanks for those very kind words, Terry60...
.... they mean a lot....
... I so appreciate my friends on GoY. :o) xxx

Snowdrops are one of my very favourite flowers, so pure and innocent looking, does that sound daft? It's a sign of spring not very far behind (we hope). Your pictures are great and the poem so meaningful ~ thank you so much

Hello Titchy...
No that doesn't sound daft at all...
I photographed the top picture..of the single snowdrop on its own....because they are so often pictured as a whole drift.. but each one is special with its promise of springtime around the corner :o)

thank you that was a good tonic, how talented are you!

Hi Lemondog...

Never had one of my blogs called a tonic before !
Thanks ! I'm pleased you like it. :o)

My friends think I'm "barmy" when I say I want to visit snowdrop places, or buy another pot of snowdrops, but reading all these comments maybe not. Your poem has just put everything into words TT. They just lift your spirits :o))

Thanks, Pam...
Sitting at my desk using my laptop, I can see my snowdrops which are in these photos...
... Yes, they are a true joy :o)

Fabulous poem TT......really enjoyed it...well done!...:o))

Just a little add on...Following Gardeners Question time today, radio 4, there was a prog about galanthophiles featuring an auction. Some of the bulbs went for £150 each and apparently much more has been paid for rarities. It's been compared to the Dutch 'tulip madness' . One man at the auction told of thefts from galanthophile gardens ( the bulbs in just one of his containers were worth £3,000) so he and many other collectors kept their garden locations secret. No-one was ever allowed to visit! Rather defeats the object of growing lovely things if you ask me. By the way they are not natives, but from Central Europe and many returning soldiers brought them back from the Crimea. Turkey is the growing hub apparently:-)

Thanks Janey... Pleased you like the poem :o) x

Hi Bornagain...
Yes, I saw a TV programme a few weeks ago which featured rare, expensive snowdrops growing, and they did show on film where these were, and divulged the location, which seemed to me like an invitation to thieves..

I missed that one:-( I always thought they were natives, they seem so at home here:-)

I bought a snowdrop a few years ago thinking I'd paid a lot for it, about £3 then, put it in it's paper bag on the floor of the car, went off to do something else, came back, forgot it was there ~~ and trod on it. :o(( :o((

very sad Pam...don't know why I laughed, must be because it's the sort of thing I do:-)

I watched GW on TV this afternoon & really loved the Snowdrops, the yellow one especially as it was so unusual I'd never seen one like that before. Apparently it was found growing wild in an English wood!

That's a pity about Pam's trodden-on snowdrop !

Yes, the yellow snowdrops look fascinating, don't they. :o)