Daffodil Love

I know this post is a little bit late since Easter was over a week ago so please forgive me for posting these photos now. Each year for Easter, I buy a minimum of 30 daffodils, which is easy when you purchase them in bundles of 10 and the price is 3 bundles for $5.00. I love daffodils for Easter, they are so beautiful when they open up and they can stay that way for several days.

I just had to take a few photos of the daffodils, they were a pretty good model for my shoot. They didn't need any touch-ups, no make-up and wardrobe was minimal. 

I decided to play around with the few features I have on my iPhoto.

Just a few fun facts about daffodils.

• Daffodils symbolize friendship with over 50 species and are the first buds to bloom in the spring. 
• The garden Daffodil's ancestors come from the states around the Mediterranean Sea, such as Spain and Portugal and the Middle East, such as Turkey. The earliest record mentioned about Daffodils was around two or three hundred years B.C.
• Grown extensively by the ancient Greeks and the Romans, Daffodils nevertheless became a forgotten flower until about 1600 and even in 1860, there were fewer than 350 cultivated hybrids.
• Around 1629, a group of Englishmen took the Daffodil out of the weeds and put it into the garden. Daffodils were in favor again.
• During the days of the American experience and the expansion west, Daffodils were well established as a "must have" in the garden.
• Daffodils were brought to Britain by the Romans who thought that the sap from Daffodils had healing powers. Actually the sap contains crystals that can irritate the skin. via
• In Australia, they have an annual Daffodil Day to help raise awareness about cancer.
• The daffodil is also used as a symbol by Marie Curie Cancer Care in the UK. via

Just had to share some photos about one of my favorite flowers!
p.s. if you want more daffodils, check out my friend Kate's blog, Daffodil's Hope because she is awesome and clearly likes daffodils too!