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Welcome, Spring!

Welcome, Spring!
After rain … daffodil.

After rain … daffodil.
Before and After
These are supermarket daffodils (variety unknown) purchased last spring after the blossoms were spent. I bought them for just a few cents, and planted them on spec. I’m pleased that they survived last week’s snow.
Unidentified Narcissus sp., in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Before and After
These are supermarket daffodils (variety unknown) purchased last spring after the blossoms were spent. I bought them for just a few cents, and planted them on spec. I’m pleased that they survived last week’s snow.
Unidentified Narcissus sp., in Portsmouth, Virginia.

What’s Blooming: Early daffodils (Narcissus sp. “Small Talk”), in Portsmouth, Virginia. These blossoms are tiny, only about 2 cm long.
What’s Blooming: Early daffodils (Narcissus sp. “Small Talk”), in Portsmouth, Virginia. These blossoms are tiny, only about 2 cm long.
Exterminating the last vestiges of winter. Daffodils brought indoors, in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Bonus etymology: exterminate (v.), from Latin exterminatus, “to drive out, expel, drive beyond boundaries.”