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THE MONTH OF MARCH

Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:55:02 GMT

The flower traditionally associated with March is the daffodil, narcissus or jonquil. It's such a burst of hopeful color amid the doldrums of lingering winter...

Some have said the shape of the daffodil is apt for March, since the shape of it suggests a trumpet heralding spring...

The daffodil is also the national flower of Wales, worn on St. David's Day, March 1.

The two gems of March offer such intrigue.

Beautiful aquamarine, evoking the sea:

And mysterious, earthy bloodstone:

Although not born in March, I have a bloodstone bead necklace. The beads are deep mossy green, with striking little drops of red.

An interesting saying about March, a variation on the old "coming in like a lion..", etc., is:

"March comes in with adders' heads; and goes out with peacocks' tails!"

March is the month of cherished holidays, loved ones' birthdays, and the promise of spring...

Beautiful March. Happy birthday March babies!

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Pearlee — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:12:33 GMT

But beware the Ides of March. 🗡🗡🗡

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Cakers3 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:19:49 GMT

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth (also commonly known as "Daffodils")

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

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Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:28:21 GMT

I had a feeling that any reverie on March would bring out those rarefied literary allusions. And you two did!

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SilleeMee — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:30:26 GMT

In Colorado March means more snow and usually lots of it....next month, too. YAY! I love snow I hate to see winter go away.

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Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:50:52 GMT

Oh, yeah, @SilleeMee -- snow and cold lots of places still. Does the mountain west get daffodils, or some other kind of narcissus in early spring? The other blazing yellow "banner" I look forward to early on is forsythia-- I imagine you have that too...

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Cakers3 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:51:09 GMT

@Oznell wrote:
I had a feeling that any reverie on March would bring out those rarefied literary allusions. And you two did!

@Oznell Another poem we memorized in school.

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Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:53:31 GMT

Paints such vivid pictures, that one, doesn't it Cakers? Yay for teachers pounding poems into kids' heads....

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SilleeMee — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 02:04:46 GMT

@Oznell

Yes we have daffodils here. I think they come up in late April. Our planting season doesn't start until after Mother's Day.

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shoesnbags — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:28:38 GMT

It's been such a mild winter here in NOLA that the azaleas are blooming already. I don't remember ever seeing them this early.

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Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:18:55 GMT

@shoesnbags-- I miss the New Orleans azaleas. Would love to take a streetcar ride down St. Charles and see!

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gardenman — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:42:51 GMT

March is a weird transitional month here in New Jersey. You often start out the month with snow shovels and end it mowing the grass. You never know what you'll get in March. From the middle of March on the risk of big snowstorms pretty much fades away. Even if it does snow after that the snow melts so fast you don't really have to worry about it.

March also seems to be the month when the calendar kicks back into high gear and time starts moving quicker. The December, January, February span, that seems to drag on forever, is behind us and before you know it it'll be Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and then Labor day. At least to me, those three months (December, January, February) seem to take as long as the other nine months combined. Christmas now feels like it was six months ago instead of a little over two months ago.

Days are now very noticeably longer. The sun has more warmth. Life is returning to the garden. We're entering my favorite time of the year. I love the springtime. Instead of racing from the car to the house, I now meander around the yard more to see what's coming up, what plants have had a hard winter. I see new growth here, there and everywhere. Garden cleanup I put off in the fall can be put off no longer. March is the beginning of my favorite time of the year.

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Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:58:23 GMT

What a nice tribute to this time of the year, @gardenman ....

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MalteseMomma — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:26:57 GMT

Thanks so much @gardenman

that was really nice,i enjoyed it <3

March baby here in NJ....(March 9)

My DH always said I am crazy like the month I was born in........lol

I will be 82

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Oznell — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:58:34 GMT

Happy birthday a little in advance, @MalteseMomma , and many, many more!

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MalteseMomma — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:57:06 GMT

@Oznell

awwwwww,thank you

And thank you for your beutiful post and the lovely daffodils,they are my fav flowers

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Spurt — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:52:06 GMT

March in South Texas is unpredictible....it can be cool...or warm and muggy ya never know....the last couple of springs its been perfect---temperatures in the 70's....and March means-----------

BLUEBONNETS!! and other beautiful wildflowers--

- Heres photos from last year---

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Oznell — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 00:20:44 GMT

Gorgeous, @Spurt ! I love the profusion of beautiful Texas wildflowers, even along the road ways!