More Signs of Spring

March 18, 2010

Daffodils…

Dandelions…

Rhubarb…

And a black snake.

Happy Ssssssssspring! :D

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  1. bunnygirl
    Posted March 18, 2010 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

    I love daffodils! And as for the rhubarb, do you make pie?

  2. Leah J. Utas
    Posted March 18, 2010 at 10:03 pm | Permalink

    Rhubarb and dandelions! Yay!

  3. Julia Smith
    Posted March 18, 2010 at 10:31 pm | Permalink

    It always astounds me how much farther ahead in the season you are, Thomma Lyn. Our daffodils are barely peeking out of the ground. Yours are jolly!

    …whoa…snake…

  4. thommalyn
    Posted March 18, 2010 at 10:49 pm | Permalink

    Hi, Ann! Yup, that rhubarb will be good in pie and cobblers. And with all the blackberries that grow on the mountain, I’m thinking along these lines: Blackberry Rhubarb Crisp.

    *grin*, Leah! Hooray for growing things.

    Thanks, Julia! I’m loving our perky daffodils. And *smile*, I’m quite fond of black snakes (and non-poisonous snakes in general). I call them my Skinny Buddies. :D

  5. Crafty green poet
    Posted March 19, 2010 at 4:04 am | Permalink

    Our daffodils are just coming out too!

    Happy Spring!

  6. Susan Helene Gottfried
    Posted March 19, 2010 at 6:55 am | Permalink

    You guys are WAY ahead of us. Which I think you’re supposed to be.

  7. thommalyn
    Posted March 19, 2010 at 12:44 pm | Permalink

    Happy Spring to you, Crafty! :)

    Hi, Susan! Yup, I think we’re ahead — but I wouldn’t be surprised if we got one last snow before Spring sets in!

  8. Gabrielle Bryden
    Posted March 20, 2010 at 1:51 am | Permalink

    Gorgeous daffodils and is that snake poisonous? (or didn’t you stop long enough to ask it).

  9. thommalyn
    Posted March 20, 2010 at 12:48 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Gabrielle! The snake is non-poisonous — what we call here a black rat snake. I’m quite fond of snakes, though I certainly want to keep my distance from poisonous ones.

  10. Jarmara
    Posted March 20, 2010 at 5:52 pm | Permalink

    Up until the black snake, I thought you were living in my part of the world…lol

    Is it a poisonous snake?

  11. thommalyn
    Posted March 20, 2010 at 11:24 pm | Permalink

    Hi, Jarmara! No, the black snakes aren’t poisonous. They’re harmless, and I think they’re quite pretty, too. :)

  12. Jarmara
    Posted March 21, 2010 at 2:33 am | Permalink

    Thank you for letting me know about the snake. I would love to see one. We only have one poisonous snake in my part of the world. An adder, but it very rare to see one. I have slow worms in my garden but they are legless lizards really. No, they not drunk…lol.

    Have a great day.

    J

  13. thommalyn
    Posted March 21, 2010 at 12:14 pm | Permalink

    *grinning* at your slow worms / legless lizards! And good luck with your garden. Planting season is getting close here.

    Thanks, and I hope you have a great day, too. :)

  14. Jarmara
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 12:36 am | Permalink

    Hi Thommalyn, Pop over to my blog and see what you make of my walk in the woods. Strange goings on, if you ask me…lol

    Have a great day!

    Best wishes
    J

  15. thommalyn
    Posted March 22, 2010 at 2:09 pm | Permalink

    Will do, Jamara! Hope you have a great day, too. :)

  16. Granny Sue
    Posted March 23, 2010 at 8:16 am | Permalink

    Lovely photos. Doesn’t the air smell wonderful this time of year? Even the rain smells better!

    I think those might be coltsfoot and not dandelions, actually. Coltsfoot is one of the earliest of spring wildflowers, often grows in ditches and roadsides. The leaves come after the flowers have bloomed and gone to seed. In England, they used the leaves of their variety to make a cough drop called Coltsfoot Rock.

    Now that black snake–what a beautiful guy! No sign of snakes here in WV yet.

  17. kim
    Posted March 23, 2010 at 10:26 am | Permalink

    My Daffy’s have sprung, but thankfully, no snakes in site! Happy spring, my (((friend))))!

  18. thommalyn
    Posted March 23, 2010 at 3:34 pm | Permalink

    Hi, Granny Sue! Thanks for commenting. :) I love the smell of spring, too. So fresh and fragrant! Fascinating info about the coltsfoot. I’d never heard of coltsfoot! Very cool how they were used, in England, to make a cough drop. And yes isn’t the black snake pretty! I’m quite fond of them.

    Glad to hear your daffies have sprung, (((((((Kimmi!)))))) Happy Spring, my friend.

  19. Donica Covey
    Posted March 23, 2010 at 4:11 pm | Permalink

    I love spring and the signs you shared are AWESOME! Love the snake pic! (yeah I’m a freak, I like snakes and spiders…hehehehe)

    Hugs
    Donica

  20. thommalyn
    Posted March 23, 2010 at 5:25 pm | Permalink

    Thanks so much, Donica! I’m glad you enjoyed. And lolol, I’m a freak, too — I love snakes and spiders! Hugs back atchya. :D

  21. Maya M.
    Posted March 25, 2010 at 8:46 pm | Permalink

    holy smokes, you have flowers already! we’re just happy to see the brown, withered grass again after the snow all melted. but it’s back to -9 again tonight…

  22. thommalyn
    Posted March 26, 2010 at 1:32 am | Permalink

    *grin*, Maya! And we’ve got even more flowers now. Hope your flowers get to popping soon! :)

  23. Short Poems
    Posted March 27, 2010 at 3:24 pm | Permalink

    Nice blog, great pics. I love daffodils :)

    Marinels

  24. thommalyn
    Posted March 27, 2010 at 5:42 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, Marinela! I love daffodils, too. :)

  25. Jannie Funster
    Posted April 1, 2010 at 12:14 pm | Permalink

    You gonna make some rhubard crisp???? And overnite it to Texas, please?

    xoxo

  26. Jannie Funster
    Posted April 1, 2010 at 12:14 pm | Permalink

    Rhu-BARD– it’s for poets, ya know??

    xoxo

  27. thommalyn
    Posted April 1, 2010 at 1:40 pm | Permalink

    hehe, rhubarb crisp — sounds good to me! And sure, I’ll share. :) I love that, rhu-BARD — the food of poets!

    xoxoxo