Hi, everyone !
Spring is here, in Bucharest, I hope !
I saw the first spring snowflakes blooming in the park and it was such a beautiful sunny day !
I had a great day yesterday walking through the park and admiring so many spring snowflakes, just appearing through the grass !
In our country, many of these flowers grow especially in the forest, wherefrom they are picked up and sold afterwards, as little nice bouquets.
First spring snowflakes !
That sounds lovely! Here in the UK the snowdrops and crocuses were blooming. I say WERE. Now they're buried under snow. Back to winter. Brr!
We've had a lot of snow until last week, but now it's all gone. I hope it doesn't return, at least in Bucharest. On the mountains is snowing again now.
What are the crocuses ?
We have also some yellow flowers together with the snow-flakes
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These are crocuses - they're a cheery sight in spring. I have a few but they're buried under snow at the moment.
http://www.bulb.com/springguide98/crocus/
Thanks for the site, northener, great one !
Our snowdrops are under snow too since yesterday. It's been snowing since yesterday morning and it's cold again.
Hereis apicture where you can see a bouquet of snowdrops and my birthday cake.
Yes, so it is indeed. I'm guessing that you maybe need to rotate this image? Don't worry though - I normally hold my head at this angle.
Sorry, I should have turned it, but I was in a hurry and forgot. I'm sending it again now, this time in the right position.
If you would like, go to this site and read about a very beautiful custom we have on the 1st of March.
http://www.meetromania.info/uk_martisor.html
Hi Adinamimiti!
Was your birthday so recent....? I guess so :
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY HAPPY RETURNS !!!!!
I hope you 've had a very nice day ....you birthdaycake looks very yummy...hmmm
Snowflakes show in my garden also...blooming through the frosts we still have. Nice to meet you on this forum.
Lenne aka Saya
Nice cake!!!!
Hi saya, thanks for the wishes ! No, it wasn't my birthday, but it will be on the 10th this month, so the wishes are in advance ! This picture was taken 2 years ago on my birthday . I like very much to do this cake, because it shows my sign : Pisces.
Hi, Northener, how are you ? Have the snow-drops appeared ? Glad you like my cake .
Adina
Yes, we've got snowdrops. They're almost finished now though. The daffodils are starting now though - which must mean Farndale - my favourite place in the universe!
Daffodils, how nice ! We have in our garden a few, have appeared already, but only the leaves.
Yep, the daffodils are in bloom now. Though our weather isn't very great at the moment - not good enough really for gardening. I went out for a jaunt yesterday though - a day trip to Whitby on our Yorkshire coast. Overcast and cold but at least it was dry. I was needing a day out to clear my head. Soon be spring! Soon be spring!
Northerner, glad you have daffodills out, I have one bloom so far and many ready to open. We are expecting snow showers tonight but mid 50's tomorrow.
Your trip to the Yorkshire coast sounds very nice. Did you drive or take a bus? I wish we had bus service to various places from here but the only transportation available to me is to drive my car. Town is 14 miles away. Oh well, glad I can do that.
I took the bus. The service to Whitby is available all year round, though occasionally it is blocked in winter by snow drifts on top of the moors. There were still some dirfts of snow lying in the gullies. There is also a train service - one of the loveliest and most scenic train rides in the whole of England. I intend going on it again this year.
We have a lovely sunny day here today. I am going over to the neighbouring town to hear a storyteller in the afternoon. Bliss!
Northerner, that sounds wonderful. Would the area around you be referred to as moors or fells or something else? Are there still a lot of sheep kept or has that changed from all the books I've read describing that area? I must have been a Brit in my past life, since I am a bit of and Anglophile in this lifetime. :-)
Northener...I 've just bought a book Flowers at my Feet - The wild flowers of Britain and Ireland in photographs from Bob Gibbons&David Woodfall. Sooooo pretty..!
Yes, Saya, it is very pretty!
Roseone33, I live in an industrial town. But it is only a few miles from our beautiful coastline and not too far from our moors. The moors would be described as upland areas - at the end of August they are smothered in beautiful, bright, glowing purple heather. Do you know the books of James Herriot at all? They were televised as "All Creatures Great and Small". Well, he came from this neck of the woods. The town that he lived in, Thirsk, isn't too far from Middlesbrough, and I've been round his old home (it's now a museum). The view that he describes as "the finest in all England" is from Sutton Bank, and I've been there several times (though always on a cloudy and windy day unluckily).
We still have plenty of sheep. The most common breed locally is called the Swaledale. The Swaledale is extremely hardy. it has a a thick white coat and a black face. It's not the prettiest of sheep, but it is able to tolerate the hard, cold winters out on the top of our moors.
Hi Northerner, Yes, I have read all of James Herriot's books and have seen the TV series as well. I really enjoyed them. No doubt I have imagined a very romanticised version of what living in England is like, but I enjoy reading novels and books set in Britian depicting village life, probably as it used to be, not as it is now. :-)
The moors sound lovely and I hope will be kept from development for future generations to enjoy.
Love those movies that are set in large homes, with the upstairs/downstairs sets, large gardens, stables, etc. Masterpiece Theater is also a favorite.
Raising sheep is hard work, I'm sure and no doubt a sturdy breed is best. Well, we all have to live in the hear and now but it's good to appreciate the best of the past.
The North York Moors (and the Yorkshire Dales too for that matter) are still very unspoilt. They are not really suitable for industry, and can only support a very specialised agriculture. There is legislation for what people can do and not do there - it is protected.
It's not as it was in Herriot's time though - smaller shops that the villagers used, for instance, have died out, and some local banks and schools too. Tourism is now a major source of revenue. It's still very pretty though - just difficult to live there and find work.
Glad to hear the moors are protected. And yes, most of the small shops in America have been replaced by mega stores and supermarkets. Goods may be cheaper but there is a loss in quality and in the quality of life, IMO. I live in a rural area and employment is scarce.