These photographs were taken on Easter Sunday, April 11, 2002. Some flowers were open but the best show will probably be in about a week. We walked along the Perlenbach (Pearl Creek - used to have lots of freshwater clams with pearls) along the Belgium/German border, upstream from Gut Heistard, to the Galgenberg (Gallows Hill).
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This bank was covered with daffodils. Many plants in this group - in
a sunny spot - were already in bloom. There were lots in bud and many
with leaves but no buds yet. |
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A close-up of a wild daffodil. The whole plant is about 10 cm (4 inches) tall; this is about lifesize. The largest are about 15 cm tall; i.e. these are much smaller than the garden variety.. |
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This was one of the tallest plants that we saw - about 15 cm. | |
Another, smaller daffodil. The dead beach leaves give an idea of the size. |
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Some of the daffodils were growoing under bushes along the river and on the banks. Were the bulbs washed up there when the river flooded? |
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This flower was right against a moss-covered birch tree. | |
Daffodils pushing through last year's dead grass in the river valley. There was a lot of dew - you can see waterdroplets on the petals and leaves. | |
These 4 daffodils were higher up the bank under some bushes - quite sheltered but lots of sun because the bushes do not yet have leaves. The branches make an interesting pattern. | |
Lots of buds still to flower.. |
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