A blog by an Irishwoman, written in both English and Swedish, depending on what humour is on me....
En blogg av en irländska, skriven på svenska och engelska.
Just scroll down to find the English bits among the Swedish, or vice versa.

Ta Gaeilge agam freisin, más é an rud é go bhfuil éinne eile le Gaeilge ag léamh mo bhlagsa.

Ich verstehe auch ein bisschen Deutsch, je parle un petit peu francais och klarar av lite norska med.

Wondering about the background of the blog? They're the Cliffs of Moher, in the neighbouring county, County Clare, 8km long, 700m high, and magnificent. Well worth a visit if anyone is around the West of Ireland



Monday, February 14, 2011

snowdrops and daffodils...


daffodils coming up

more daffodils above and also below




Snowdrops on the roadside ditch beside the cottage where my father was born and reared, about a mile from where I live now...


"Snowdrops and daffodils,
butterflies and bees,
sailboats and fishermen,
things of the seas,
Wedding bells,
wishing wells,
early morning dew,
all kinds of everything remind me of you..."

This song was sung by the Irish teenager, Dana, aka Rosemary Smith, in the Eurovision when I was a child. Dana won the Eurovision that year, and we all were taught the words of the song, by our teacher, who incidentally was my mother!
The lyrics of this song spring to mind as soon as one says the phrase: 'Snowdrops and daffodils', which in itself owns a magic all of its own!
I love snowdrops and daffodils, love watching the patches of grass and garden from early January onwards to see if the spears are beginning to show and watching the flowers peep out and brave gales and wintry showers..
Here are my long promised Snowdrops, photographed Saturday 13th Feb, 2011.
At school in front of a south facing wall, we even have a few daffodils which have just come into bloom, but for some reason I can't transfer the photos from my phone just now, gotta wait till tomorrow till my teenagers can tell me what I'm doing wrong!



I love snowdrops!
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4 comments:

  1. kristieinbcFebruary 14, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Thank you for sharing a taste of spring with this cold Canadian! I had been waiting for your snowdrops pictures. They are so, so pretty!

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  2. BettanFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    Oh vad härligt attt se vårblommor, här kom det mer snö och blev jättekallt...så olika det kan vara... men våren kommer säkert till oss oxå. Kram sytanten

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  3. LambergsfruaFebruary 20, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Det är en ren och skär njutning att få se vårblommorna hos dig. Då vet vi att de kommer till också så småningom - fast här i Karlstad känns som väldigt avlägset...
    Önskar dig en bra arbetsvecka!
    Varma kramar!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Så underbart att snödropparna redan tittar fram hos dig på Irland. Här i Karlstad ligger snön tät och mera kommer det att bli samt även kallare. Men vi vet ändå att det snart kommer en vår även här.
    Mvh Mia

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