If you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about, St. David is the patron saint of Wales and it's a celebration for the Welsh and the Welsh-at-heart. The daffodil and the leek are traditional symbols of Wales, so it's a day to celebrate with a lovely bowl of potato leek soup and a daffodil on your lapel and a song on your lips. After all, Wales is a land of singers and poets -- it even says so in the national anthem.
My daffodils aren't blooming yet this year, but they're going to soon, if the weather holds. This is how the ones in my front yard looked in the second week of March last year. I thought the folks who got hammered with snow yesterday and today would appreciate the hope of Spring in the snow.
Yes, I'm celebrating - my lapel is adorned with a pretty little leek pin and I'm having a small party. You're invited, of course!! :)
7 comments:
I have mini daffs blooming already! So pretty and dainty. Cherry bush is blooming too, loaded, birds are going to love those mini cherries. Buds are coming on the peach tree. Oh, its looking a lot like spring time,la, la, la....
What would you do if we all just showed up? ;-)
Speaking of the Welsh . . . I'm thinking alphabet! *smile*
Actually, the party is at Stampeaz and everybody really is invited. So far, nobody has found the hidden prize. One of these days, people will realize that when I say I'm celebrating, I really mean it! Hmmmm.... maybe my clues are too obscure! LOL!
Oh, and sure, Mama Cache! Point out that I need to finish *that* little project. Actually, I have one more letter ready to print up. Now, to find the time!! :)
Okie Dog, it sounds like you're farther along in Oklahoma than we are here in Missouri. Things to look forward to!
Whoo-hoo!!!! I seem to have gotten the last hidden prize...unless there was only the one, in which case: Double whoo-hoo! I was almost completely out; this made my week. :-)
~rozebud
I have daffs blooming in my backyard I believe they maybe minis ... not sure may take pic.
Congratulations, rozebud!! Nice sleuthing!!
And GG, I'm looking forward to my daffys -- and dogwoods, and irises, and... and.... :)
How was your soup, and what song were you singing all day long? Happy St. David's Day to you! Better late than never.....
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