"Daffodils" (1804)
I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud


That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine


And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they


Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:
I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie


In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

By William Wordsworth (1770-1850).

I make sure to get this poem out on a dank and dreary February and read it and dream of spring.

OK, I don't have the lake, but I've got close to ten thousand daffodils. As usual all taken with the DS, and as usual C&C appreciated. To be truthful a camera cannot do justice to this hill (or at least I can't) It's truely amazing! A great big field of daffodils.

Zenitar 16mm Fisheye 1/750 aperture unknown


Tamron 90mm Macro f22 at 1/60


Tamron 90mm Macro f13 at 1/250


I'll leave you with a couple of individuals.
Tamron 90mm Macro f13 at 1/250


Tamron 90mm f11 at 1/180


Enjoy!

If you are a glutton for daffodils, more can be found here.
SmugMug - saltwater : Daffodils

NaCl(I usually find daffs boring but a massive display like this is impressive)H2O

[aabram]

Aww, I was expecting glamour shots of pile of Wordsworth dictionaries! But daffodils are cool too
Just that it makes me so very jelaus, that you have whole field of them at your disposal and I have none!

[PeterAM]

Very nice! I looked at the pictures on Smugmug also; if you are shooting these in the Bronx, you should be working for the local Chamber of Commerce.

[AmdamJayne]

Good Morning Salty - your pictures posted w/prose are wonderful. You are so lucky to live with so many! I also took the time last eve and viewed your smugmug gallery - choc full of wonderful images! I hope you don't mind but I've taken the liberty of attaching a photo I took of a field of daffies. I'm mad about that flower yet have none in my garden. I'm quite certain the easter bunny resides in the cabin ... cheers! AJ

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[bc_the_path]

I liked the first one. A situation which makes a fisheye lens shine... It feels like an invitation...