Today in Ireland we celebrate St. Brigid’s day. It is also seen as the first day of spring on the Celtic calendar – not that it feels like it outside. Still there is a stretch to the evenings now, and the first crocuses, snowdrops and primroses are showing. Each morning, as we walk to the school-bus stop the birds are cheering us with their songs. January is gone and we have something to look forward too. My fingers are starting to itch to get into the greenhouse and see what’s growing.
snowdrops
Murtagh's Meadow 
A stretch to the evenings: lovely phrase. And oh, what beautiful snowdrops – they take your breath away against the blue.
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Ohhh, it’s an Irish saying I think Jane!
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Hurrah for the snowdrop! All nice positive stuff. Thank you xx
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Any time Miranda!!
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I really like that phrase ‘a stretch to the evenings’ too, it sounds full of relaxed promise. Lovely post.
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Thank you Julie, glad you like it.
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The weather may have us in doubt, but that photo says it all. Exquisite.
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Thank you Melissa:)
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The birds are singing away like mad here once there is any glimpse of the sun.
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..I love it!
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me too – so joyful
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Beautiful phrase, agreed. ❤
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🙂
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Lovely picture – thank you!
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Glad you like it.
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Wonderful! I found some crocuses yesterday. 🙂
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Yes we have a few too – spring is on the way!
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I still have the cross I made last year – gosh, it’s been a year already?
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Time flies:-)
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I got a lovely surprise the other day when I was greeted by snowdrop just outside my front door. Very cheering!
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Does the heart good:-)
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No… not spring yet! Those snowdrops are built to break out of winter… only to alert us that spring may be on the way!! 😉
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Yes, I think this week’s weather is proving your point!
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I think you might like this…
https://tanyatale.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/httplifewithlilred-com20170215a-welcome-letter-to-spring/
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Thanks for link
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Gorgeous shot. Definitely feeling spring-like in my neck of the Celtic woods down in Cornwall.
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Thank you. Roll on spring!
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Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed seeing this pretty snowdrop photo. We have just bought a house here in Switzerland and have started trying to get green fingered. It’s a slow process! I have a poetry blog here on WordPress in case you have time to have a look? Many of my recent poems have been Spring related! Wishing you a relaxing weekend, Sam 🙂
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