This entry was posted on February 17, 2012. It was filed under black and white, colour, flowers, ireland, nature, photography, unmanipulated and was tagged with colour, february, flower, ireland, Irish flora, monochrome, nature, seasonal, snow drops, spring.

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   marinachetner

   Really pretty – so crisp and fresh! I’ve seen some in NY myself – spring is near

   February 17, 2012 at 3:46 am
   

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   momentsclicked

   Lovely shot!!

   February 17, 2012 at 5:51 am
   

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   ameliaclaire92

   Wow, great shot! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a flower like this before. It’s nice to see something new.

   February 17, 2012 at 3:11 pm
   

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   zootshooter

   Thanks very much for the compliments, I’m a big fan of this flower too, and it’s interesting to hear they crop up in New York too, I wonder how widespread these shy flowers are. Here’s an interesting little article that I found about them from the british newspaper- The Guardian-
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/08/in-praise-of-snowdrops?INTCMP=SRCH

   Galanthus, the milk flower, is at its discreet peak. Mid-February is the moment when these polite little plants carpet damp woodland and roadside banks, so decorous compared with rowdy daffodils and narcissuses, coming shortly, or the gaudy bluebells that will show in another couple of months. They are also, for all their modesty, becoming big business – even a subject of theft. Identifying new cultivars of snowdrop takes an expert eye. It is a question of a little more green here, a slightly sharper indent there, a hint of variegation on a leaf or pedicel. Close students of how markets work will not be surprised to learn that such expertise, coupled with the notorious difficulties of persuading snowdrops to establish and naturalise, mean each tiny bulb can sell for £25 or even £30. Not quite tulip mania, but if you fancy creating your own drift of snowdrops, it will take deep pockets. Or the gardener’s virtue: patience.

   February 17, 2012 at 3:29 pm
   

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   ananetra

   nature spring,, i like these pics.! awesome

   February 21, 2012 at 10:54 am
   

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