# The daffodils are blooming! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200 "2005-02-15T15:38:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/1 "2005-02-15T15:38:38Z")
It’s been a cold winter here in northern Mississippi. Usually we have a couple of cold spells where it gets cold for a few days, and then it warms back up. This year it got cold (20s) before Christmas, and it’s stayed cold (30s). I noticed in mid-January that the daffodil shoots were up – every year I’m surprised at how early they come up, but this year was the earliest I remember, and it made no sense at all. Two weeks ago the crocuses, hyacinths and quince bloomed. WTF? It’s cold! It may very well freeze again. This morning I saw the first daffodil bloom, and a lot of yellow buds are ready to unfurl. Either spring is here or the spring flowers have lost their minds. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/2 "2005-02-15T16:19:42Z")
Yay! Daffodils! I woke up sunday morning to bird song, first time I recalled hearing a bird sing since before winter. It was cool. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/3 "2005-02-15T18:04:36Z")
I have decided to leave you forever I have decided to start things from here Thunder and lightning won’t change What I’m feeling And the daffodils look lovely today Denver, CO: My tulips, Irises, Daffodils & Crocussessess are all sprouting already. Don’t the silly things know March & April are the snow months around here? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/4 "2005-02-15T19:39:47Z")
That’s beautiful, **Inigo Montoya**. Did you write it? Also, "crocussessess "! That’s like banana and queue – I know how to spell them, I just don’t always know when to stop. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/5 "2005-02-15T19:56:04Z")
You kidding? For spite & irony like that you gotta import it from [The Emerald Isle](http://www.cranberries.com/cb/music/songs/daffodil_lament.html). My peeps are from Byhalia. Where is your house parked? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/6 "2005-02-15T20:21:36Z")
What would spring be like without[The Imbeciles](http://www.oulipocompendium.com/html/n7.html). ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/7 "2005-02-15T21:28:32Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > My peeps are from Byhalia. Where is your house parked? Close enough that I often have a hard time getting the jingle for Byhalia Tire and Battery (honk honk) out of my head. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daffodils-are-blooming/290200/8 "2005-02-15T21:33:31Z")
I thought these things came up based on light, not heat. There’s a chruch near my house that has a zillion very early crocuses on it’s front lawn. I drive by it frequently at this time of year for a lift of the spirits.