Four Years of Daffodils

Due to the unseasonably warm weather, many of the daffodils at the Center are already in full bloom.  Seeing daffodils at the Rye Nature Center always makes me think of the very first time Alex and I went there when he was only 1 year old.

The date was May 1, 2008 and these are somre of the photos I took then.  I found that daffodil broken by the side of the main road and gave it to him. I remember how delighted he was with it.  He didn't want to put it down, not even to investigate other items.

Seeing all of the daffodils out now, I couldn't resist staging some photos with them, just for the comparison.  So, while it hasn't yet been four years since we found the Rye Nature Center, I thought I'd move on the daffodils while they were in bloom.

My favorite photo from that afternoon

Alex also wanted to take some photos of the daffodils.  Like this extreme close up.

This is the approximate spot from where I picked up that first broken daffodil four years ago.  This batch isn't out yet.

Once done with the nostalgia, we continued on our regular, weekly walk through the woods and to the library.   Alex wanted to let everyone know that he really is a tree-hugger.

I love our walk out of the nature center almost as much as I love our walk in to the nature center on our way to his Preschool Ecology class.

Happy Anniversary Rye Nature Center. We're so glad we found you!  We've certainly seen you bloom in the past four years (since Christine became Director, especially.)

And, daffodils?  Thanks for just being you.