A sudden flash of colour

21st March 2010 | Daily Life, Inspirations | 0 comments

‘If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?’

It’s funny how the first flowers of the year – crocuses, daffodils, aconites -seem especially vivid in colour. Are they really brighter than other flowers, or do they just strike us that way because our eyes have gradually adapted to the long drabness of winter? I found these gorgeous things in the park up the road.

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