Harbingers of spring - or could it all end in tears?

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the 'wild' daffodils in the hedge at the home apiary are nowhere near flowering although they won't be long, but usually we see flowers not far from opening around January. I've heard that there are gardens in the Llanelli area with open daffs. Crocuses in the garden are nowhere near opening, the first wave of snowdrops won't be long going over but there are plenty coming up for the second wave to open in a week or so. I noticed that the new owners of Glanberach (the cottage next to the Berach stream a hundred yards down the hill) woke up to a nice surprise this week - the brambled overgrown large garden they cleared, scarified and left to grass over again in the autumn is now a riot of thousand of snowdrops lining the path down to the hedge

 

[Amari]

I've not seen a single daffodil open yet. Some years recently they've been all but over by now.

James

We visited Anglesey abbey near Cambridge a few days ago and saw daffs, witch hazel and snowdrops - 400 different

Walked round the winter garden at NT Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge today and saw daffs, witch-hazel, and snowdrops = 400 different varieties - a galanthophile's nirvana.
Sorry, took some pics but they now go to iCloudphoto and I haven't yet learnt how to upload them on to here

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

We get the starlings murmuring in their thousands on the levels. Still doing it. When they stop then spring is near.

did you know that In 1784, Mozart bought a starling in Vienna, which lived with him for three years as a pet.
Mozart noticed that the bird, by nature, was very good at repeating the melodies it heard even after very few repetitions. But even more surprising was the little bird's ability to insert personal variations, and it seems that Mozart enjoyed using the starling as a prompter and as a sort of "creative aid" instrument.
One day the bird repeated the 17 opening notes of the Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, which Mozart had composed, with some variations, in particular by inserting a coda on the last bar of the first complete measure and singing a G♯ instead of a natural G in the following measure.
It was the starling's version that became the definitive version of Mozart's concerto.

 

[Erichalfbee]

did you know that In 1784, Mozart bought a starling in Vienna, which lived with him for three years as a pet.
Mozart noticed that the bird, by nature, was very good at repeating the melodies it heard even after very few repetitions. But even more surprising was the little bird's ability to insert personal variations, and it seems that Mozart enjoyed using the starling as a prompter and as a sort of "creative aid" instrument.
One day the bird repeated the 17 opening notes of the Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, which Mozart had composed, with some variations, in particular by inserting a coda on the last bar of the first complete measure and singing a G♯ instead of a natural G in the following measure.
It was the starling's version that became the definitive version of Mozart's concerto.

How do you know stuff like this?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

How do you know stuff like this?

SWMBO says I always know 'stuff' I tend nto absorb loads of useless trivia but not always remember the source - the internet and especially facebook makes it worse!
Did you know that the design of the Kellogs cornflakes packet was all down to a talented Welsh harpist, Nansi Richards? she joked to Mr Kellog that his surname sounded like the Welsh for cockerel (Ceiliog) so he put a cockerel on the packet and used the Welsh colours Green, red White.

 

[Erichalfbee]

SWMBO says I always know 'stuff' I tend nto absorb loads of useless trivia but not always remember the source - the internet and especially facebook makes it worse!
Did you know that the design of the Kellogs cornflakes packet was all down to a talented Welsh harpist, Nansi Richards? she joked to Mr Kellog that his surname sounded like the Welsh for cockerel (Ceiliog) so he put a cockerel on the packet and used the Welsh colours Green, red White.

I’ve just looked that up and you’re right!

 

[MillMeadow]

SWMBO says I always know 'stuff' I tend nto absorb loads of useless trivia but not always remember the source - the internet and especially facebook makes it worse!
Did you know that the design of the Kellogs cornflakes packet was all down to a talented Welsh harpist, Nansi Richards? she joked to Mr Kellog that his surname sounded like the Welsh for cockerel (Ceiliog) so he put a cockerel on the packet and used the Welsh colours Green, red White.

Lets hope his medical use of yoghurt wasn't Welsh inspired though.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Lets hope his medical use of yoghurt wasn't Welsh inspired though.

different Kellog - that was his brother John Harvey.
Will Kellog worked with John as a dietician, and thought up cornflakes as a nutrition aid but when John Harvey just said 'You can stick that up your a*se' Will just walked away and started his breakfast cereal manufacturing business