It was suggested that the most appropriate image for this week’s photo challenge: early bird would be a shot of the tousled hair I’m sorrowfully sporting most mornings when I awake, but I decided to spare you that.
Instead, here are some rain-soaked daffodils: a lovely cultivar I haven’t seen before with flowers in soft shades of cream and white. I was so excited to have the chance to enjoy a behind-the-scenes visit to this historic bulb nursery when the plants were at the peak of flowering that I was hopping amongst the daffodils before the sun had fully risen.
I’ll have much more to share from our visit to Brent and Becky Heath’s wonderful nursery, teaching gardens and private garden when I get chance to catch my breath, so watch this space!
Susan Rushton 
We are moving soon. I plan to add daffodils to my next home…I always have been too busy with other things to plant the bulbs in fall, but this time, I’m determined to do it! I’ll let you know how it goes in April, 2016.
Good luck! I was surprised by the wonderful scent of a mass planting of daffodils: I’ll always associate daffodils with fragrance after this visit.
The petals are so pale and delicate that they look like thin paper. Lovely shot.
There were so many unusual varieties. This one does have an ethereal beauty, but it was flourishing despite the rain, so sturdier than it looks!
Gorgeous picture of absolutely beautiful bulbs! I love how you’ve filled the frame to capture the tiny drops and creamy colour close up.
I’m glad you liked it – I had a few shots to choose from but liked this one best.
So very delicate .. gorgeous spring flowers.That bulb nursery sounds interesting .. 🙂
Thanks – it was a massive treat to be there when so many bulbs were in flower and they are such lovely people.
lovely shot – lovely daffs – what are they called?
I think it might be Narcissus Sailboat, but I can’t be sure. We were in the growing fields and there were unnamed seedlings in there too.
Thanks – don’t suppose its available that widely anyway?
You probably won’t find it at a major chainstore, but specialist mail-order bulb companies offer much wider choice for autumn planting. Brent and Becky’s Bulbs seemed to have plenty, so I don’t think it’s a particularly rare one.
Your pictures are exquisite! I love daffodils.
Thanks for posting!
Daffodils are my favorite. Sadly, in Texas this time of year, they are but a memory.
But you have all the wild flowers at the moment – they’re breathtaking.
Daffodils…I started out loving tulips but they are feckless. In the years I’ve lived in Michigan I have come to truly venerate the daffodils in all their glorious forms. Nice photo. Interesting cultivar.
Oh how lovely!