Sunday, March 10, 2024

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE - I AFFIRM THAT…

“I affirm that the daffodil is my favorite flower. For the daffodil comes, not only before the swallow comes, but before the many flowers of summer; it comes on the heels of a flowerless winter.Yes a favorite flower must be a spring flower.”

~A. A. Milne~

Alan Alexander Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. Milne served in both world wars, as a lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the First World War and as a captain in the Home Guard in the Second World War.

Milne was the father of bookseller Christopher Robin Milne, upon whom the character Christopher Robin is based. It was during a visit to London Zoo, where Christopher became enamored with the tame and amiable bear Winnipeg, that Milne was inspired to write the story of Winnie-the-Pooh for his son. Milne bequeathed the original manuscripts of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories to the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge, his alma mater.

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43 comments:

  1. Very beautiful daffodils and the house in the background... I think these flowers bring spring. Have a beautiful Sunday.

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    1. Thank you Katerina, this is a garden I love to go to as often as I can :) You have a beautiful Sunday also :)

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  2. I never thought of that! These are so pretty.

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  3. they are beautiful and are indeed harbingers of spring.

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  4. Love the daffodils. It's always a pleasure to see them popping up in the spring.
    Interesting history about A.A. Milne.

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    1. I feel the same way Ann, and we saw the tulips starting to just grow so they will be next :) Milne is an interesting man.

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  5. Hello,
    Love the quote and the pretty daffodils. I am always happy to see the first flowers in our yard, which are the daffodils. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.

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    1. It certainly is a lovely time of the year :) Thank you Eileen, I wish you the same.

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  6. I like pretty daffodil! Spring is for sure here :-))

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    1. I have always loved daffodils and love that we have spring right around the corner :)

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  7. Daffodils are a sure sign of Spring, a nice bright yellow amongst the dull ruminants of Winter. They are just starting to show the first spikes of leaves in the garden here, so it will be some time before they put on a show.
    Have a great week.

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    1. Wonderful, you have yet to enjoy them blooming, something to look forward to for sure. You have a great week also :)

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  8. The story of the bear picked up in Winnipeg is an interesting one.

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    1. Very much so, it was the first time I read the full story of Winnipeg :)

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  9. They are always the first breath of Spring...so pretty!
    hugs
    Donna

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  10. It is so springy there! We've lost all our snow, but the grasses and flowers have yet to make an appearance.

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    1. Glad your snow has melted and I know you will look forward to that :)

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  11. Amen to that. It is always such a sweet yet given surprise when they pop up!!

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  12. Mine are just starting! Happy dance!

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  13. I love daffodils. My cousin in England always has a photo up on Facebook when her daffodils come up, so gorgeous.

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    1. That’s lovely! I would enjoy seeing your cousin’s daffodils :)

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  14. I totally agree with Mr. Milne! Your lovely photo is testimony to the glory that they bring. I have been picking them from our garden and bringing them indoors for us to enjoy. They are such sweet reminders that spring is approaching.

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    1. Thank you Martha Ellen, lovely that you are gracing your home with daffodils from your garden. Sweet reminders indeed :)

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  15. Such delight are the spring bulbs.

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    1. I couldn’t agree more Margaret, thank you :)

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  16. I love Daffodils so much, really spring!

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  17. How exciting to see daffodils! I still have weeks to wait in my Michigan garden, so I am enjoying yours.

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    1. Hello Diane, I hope you see yours soon, and so glad you are enjoying mine :)

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  18. Daffodils are so bright and cheerful at this time of year. Lovely poem by A A Milne. Winnie the Pooh will always been a timeless classic bear story to me.

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    1. So true Beverley, and glad you enjoyed the poem :) Timeless is a good word for Winnie .

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  19. I quite agree -- they are a fabulous bloom! (I was reading the boys Pooh stories this weekend!)

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    1. That's great Jeanie, and I'm sure they enjoyed you reading to them :)

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