Our afternoon meeting this week was the day after Gwyl Dewi Sant (St. David's Day). No daffodils out yet in LlanfairTH, and a vicious frost overnight. In fact, not all the snowdrops are in bloom yet...
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| Snowdrops glowing in the gloom, |
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| daffodils thinking about opening, but perhaps not yet... |
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| and pussy willows on Salix irorata - don't know if it yields a dye, although the bark is a purplish red; |
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| ..but Spring is nearly here. |
However, JM has already been busy dyeing: the amazing orange was achieved with eucalyptus leaves (the yellow is from the "exhaust", i.e. the colour left after the first dyebatch).
AC
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