tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post5565418087129985052..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: SnowdropsNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-2406495137021822382013-02-05T10:55:09.423+01:002013-02-05T10:55:09.423+01:00@Vagabonde - the snowdrops are 'feral'. Th...@Vagabonde - the snowdrops are 'feral'. They've just seeded themselves; our daffodils are budding but it will be a while yet before they open.<br />Meanwhile la grisaille with rain naturellement continues Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-12234926316187852722013-02-04T22:59:11.973+01:002013-02-04T22:59:11.973+01:00Your snowdrops are so pretty – we don’t get any he...Your snowdrops are so pretty – we don’t get any here. I did buy a little pot of daffodils on Saturday and there are 2 blooms already – it smells like spring!Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-82441879249332341552013-02-01T15:39:11.714+01:002013-02-01T15:39:11.714+01:00@Jean - let's hope we've seen the back of ...@Jean - let's hope we've seen the back of it. <br />Don't mind snow when it's teamed with cold crisp skies, then all is bright and sunny. It's this wet miserable stuff that gets me down.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-23135335138219608572013-02-01T15:36:48.896+01:002013-02-01T15:36:48.896+01:00@Fly- and guess what ... it is bucketing down toda...@Fly- and guess what ... it is bucketing down today! Send us some of your sun SVP!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-79629404413677189102013-02-01T11:03:39.974+01:002013-02-01T11:03:39.974+01:00I try not to get too overexcited at this time of y...I try not to get too overexcited at this time of year. Being desperate for spring and looking for signs of it everywhere is fine but then winter tends to come back and bite hard !!<br /><br />Mind you, today the sun is shining and we have some daffodils just poking their heads up in the lawn, so I'm full of the joys of spring today !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-40100564516553767682013-01-31T21:04:54.081+01:002013-01-31T21:04:54.081+01:00How we looked forward to a bit of February sun and...How we looked forward to a bit of February sun and a sheltered corner on the balcony!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-17545245305405021212013-01-31T20:57:42.002+01:002013-01-31T20:57:42.002+01:00@Diane - ours are sheltered, but I don't feel ...@Diane - ours are sheltered, but I don't feel that they're especially early.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-9762489263649888652013-01-31T20:56:29.292+01:002013-01-31T20:56:29.292+01:00@John - oh nice! I'd have thought you'd b...@John - oh nice! I'd have thought you'd be a bit later than us.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-82536362919900072882013-01-31T20:54:38.755+01:002013-01-31T20:54:38.755+01:00@Perpetua - I'd put it off too as all squelchi...@Perpetua - I'd put it off too as all squelching is depressing.<br />When it dries out a bit more I'll go and see how our lizard orchid rosettes are doing. Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-15082632242555653352013-01-31T20:52:42.273+01:002013-01-31T20:52:42.273+01:00@Tim - so we're not the only ones keen for som...@Tim - so we're not the only ones keen for some sun then? ;-) <br />The grey is sooooooooooooooo boring!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-81686761616464450392013-01-31T20:50:53.524+01:002013-01-31T20:50:53.524+01:00@Susan - ahh....great minds ;-)@Susan - ahh....great minds ;-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-14268832545951459422013-01-31T20:37:59.011+01:002013-01-31T20:37:59.011+01:00I see our snowdrops are just coming into bud, we s...I see our snowdrops are just coming into bud, we seem to be far behind you! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-27885368971248964112013-01-31T20:20:35.372+01:002013-01-31T20:20:35.372+01:00We have them here too!We have them here too!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-85179090271557667752013-01-31T18:29:47.294+01:002013-01-31T18:29:47.294+01:00Gorgeous! It's been so appallingly wet and win...Gorgeous! It's been so appallingly wet and windy here since the snow went that I haven't felt like venturing out for any signs of spring, so yours are a welcome sight. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-65530200364390382802013-01-31T18:18:49.077+01:002013-01-31T18:18:49.077+01:00"is some sun and we can sit outside...to have... "is some sun and we can sit outside...to have our coffee."<br /><br />Oh... please...PLEASE!!<br /><br />I'm growing webbing between my toes...<br /><br />Quack...<br />QUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-85845096510333524182013-01-31T16:20:33.301+01:002013-01-31T16:20:33.301+01:00Just photographed 3 crocuses flowering in our orch...Just photographed 3 crocuses flowering in our orchard!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-61419449784392492312013-01-31T15:30:55.522+01:002013-01-31T15:30:55.522+01:00@AJ - they're a such a pretty dose of looking ...@AJ - they're a such a pretty dose of looking forwards to spring aren't they?<br /> <br />Hope your neck continues to get better.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-91435012375437816852013-01-31T14:32:15.769+01:002013-01-31T14:32:15.769+01:00I love snowdrops. I must go check on the ones in o...I love <a href="http://inchieaday.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/snowdrops.html" rel="nofollow">snowdrops</a>. I must go check on the ones in our garden. The healthiest bunch are behind the raised beds - so I can't see them without making a special trip!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.com