365 Days - Day 70 - St David's Day
St David is the patron saint of Wales - though he wasn't Welsh. People traditionally wear daffodils or leeks on St David's Day, but I don't. Leeks are too smelly and I'm actually not that keen on daffodils. Though I have to say, these ones that I bought in the local supermarket last week do look rather pretty on the windowsill. It's the big trumpety ones I don't like.
Anyway I was photographing them on the windowsill and thought I'd do my 365 at the same time.
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! - Happy St David's Day!
You can now see this photograph gracing the cover of a book.
Welsh in a Year by Jen Llywelyn.
Comments and faves
brynmeillion - JAN, slinky_sox04, Irina Souiki, Bruce Barone, and 16 other people added this photo to their favorites.
ms.Tea (64 months ago | reply)
i don't think i would wear the leeks either.
love the yellow, and your dark hair.
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Denis Collette...!!! (64 months ago | reply)
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brynmeillion - JAN (64 months ago | reply)
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus to all ex pat's in the world - hope you are having cawl for tea:))))
Auntie P (64 months ago | reply)
Good idea Jan. In fact I'm expecting a friend from Cardiff to turn up in the next hour or so. Cawl would be great!
Thanks for the Diamond Award Denis!
dig_stew [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)
lovely photo....
especially_today (64 months ago | reply)
daffodils are my birthflower (march) and i just love their sunny yellow color. this photo is just like a dream of spring!
slinky_sox04 (64 months ago | reply)
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! Auntie P! This is gorgeous -- very warm and wow the beauty of the daffies is captured and reflects the beauty that is Auntie P ! This is a gorgeous SP!! :0)))
flurokitty (64 months ago | reply)
I am loving this one, the soft focus is very dreamy.
Auntie K (64 months ago | reply)
Happy St. David's Day to you! What a pretty self portrait!
Old Shoe Woman (64 months ago | reply)
Oh, this is so pretty. Love it. The colors and the softness are great.
s0ulsurfing (64 months ago | reply)
another winner, great idea
jonno259 (64 months ago | reply)
great shot - last week you were Marc Bolan this week you are Glenda Jackson in Women in Love - I can't wait for the next celebrity lookalike
Honestly - a great photo P - I love it
Auntie P (64 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments.
@Slinky Sox - you are too kind :-)
@jonno - I am blushing. Who wants to look like Glenda Jackson??? ;o)
youngjustin1987 (64 months ago | reply)
i like this photo. I have one kinda like it...it's profile but same flowers.
Lulybelle (64 months ago | reply)
Lovely soft light in this beautiful photo.
Mitki (64 months ago | reply)
I looove everything in this self portrait of yours. Soft focus on the flowers, color, crop... composition... I love daffodils, they are usually one of the first fresh flowers to appear in spring in NW Russia where I am from.
Ladder Chine (64 months ago | reply)
Lovely colours
julioc. (64 months ago | reply)
Congratulations, P! Your beautiful portrait is a
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benefit of hindsight (64 months ago | reply)
Beautiful and the soft effect is a nice touch. Also makes a great buddy icon!
soozika (64 months ago | reply)
Hi! Very nice 'springy' self-portrait indeed!
I planted a couple flowers on the balcony just the other day and I agree - dwarf daffodils are cute!
feersumendjinn (64 months ago | reply)
Great combination - really lovely pic.
surfclub04 (64 months ago | reply)
gorgeous pics - such lovely warmcolours - have just experienced my first st davids day - and had a ball. i think the original welsh daffodils are the little miniature ones which are more delicate
minim (64 months ago | reply)
This is quite quite perfect. Faved. Happy St David's Day. I quite see your point about the leeks - very fine in a soup, but not necessarily under one's nose. I always did wonder how people wore them. They seemed a little... lumpy. But since being here I have discovered there there are also little leeks as well as the thunderously huge sort, so I guess those would fit nicely into a buttonhole!
Auntie P (64 months ago | reply)
@minim - you don't mean spring onions do you? ;o)
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mintyfreshflavor (64 months ago | reply)
Crazy! I took a very similar shot a few weeks ago and turned it into my icon, too!
Rachel.::.K (57 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Selfie Squared, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Auntie P (54 months ago | reply)
You can now see this photograph gracing the cover of a book.
Welsh in a Year by Jen Llywelyn.
Caerphilly Keeper -AKA Nick (54 months ago | reply)
Great picture.
jr247.net (54 months ago | reply)
excellent image! out of curiosity, did the designer/publisher of the book contact your through flickr?
Auntie P (54 months ago | reply)
Well it's not quite as straightforward as that. They did find the photo on Flickr. Apparently the tried to contact me through Flickr but failed and went to press anyway, with Auntie P as a credit. A friend of mine spotted the book and recognised the photo. I contacted the publishers earlier in the year but heard nothing back. I tried again a couple of weeks ago and this time made contact, got my copies and payment.
DS Williams (54 months ago | reply)
Great portrait. BTW, he was Welsh:-
"Rhygyfarch, the late 11th century author of the saint's life story (see below), wrote that David was the son of sanctus rex ceredigionis, where Sanctus has been interpreted as a proper name and its owner honoured by Welsh Christians as Sandde, King of Ceredigion. However, this Latin phrase can equally well mean simply "holy king of Ceredigion". The king of Ceredigion around the time of David's birth would have been Usai. According to Rhygyfarch, Sandde was his brother, so probably only a king of part of Ceredigion. They were sons of King Ceredig, founder of Ceredigion. The saint was conceived through violence and his poor mother, Non (possibly just 'a nun'), the daughter of Lord Cynyr of Caer Goch (in Pembrokeshire), gave birth to him on a cliff top during a violent storm. David was educated at what is usually taken to be Whitland in Carmarthenshire under Saint Paulinus of Wales." (wikipedia)
Auntie P (54 months ago | reply)
Thanks for that - there are so many stories it's hard to know which one to like best.
I had an Uncle Non.
jade19721 (53 months ago | reply)
Can't blame you for not wanting to wear the leeks. I'd haveto go with the flowers myself :-).
This is such a wonderful self portrait and congrats on getting on teh cover of a book.
www.LKGPhoto.com (53 months ago | reply)
That is so awesome! I love the shot and then to find out that you wrote a book on learning Welsh in a year...well, I think that is just amazing! I was there for only 8 days and I picked up Welsh pretty quickly. I would love to actually learn it...I will keep your book in mind for my next trip there! And, a GREAT shot for the MSH too!
Auntie P (53 months ago | reply)
Thanks Laura, but I didn't write the book - they just used my photo. :-)
a.scarlet.fantasy (46 months ago | reply)
Cute !
giveawayboy (40 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called dydd gŵyl dewi hapus!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Yoel Miler (27 months ago | reply)
Beautiful,,,!