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Old March 24th 06, 09:41 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Graham Easterling Graham Easterling is offline
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Default (Phenology) First daffodil in flower today - Berkshire

Indeed. I really cannot see the benefit of having daffodils out in February or
even January in some places as the days are short and there is less time to
enjoy them if you are at work all day.


Will.


If you like a grey bleak colourless January landscape that's fine! I
think its the time of year you most need some colour.

I'd rather spend a fine day in January walking through Gwithian Towans
with the blue sea, clumps of yellow on top the hedges, and fields of
yellow in the distance.

In a normal year there's loads of colour by March, celandines,
dandelions, camelieas etc. In January the daffodils and winter
heliotrope make it. Around places like Gulval (just outside of
Penzance) there is often so much colour, it can make a winters day feel
like summer.

Graham