Signs of Spring Blossoming at Lake Cumberland S.R.P

                                     Daffodils

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,      
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

         

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they        

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

 In such a jocund company:

 I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
 What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;                                    
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.                                    

William Wordsworth

 At Lake Cumberland State Resort Park the first signs of spring are emerging through the blanket of brown.  All winter the downed leaves have been keeping them safe and warm for their grand spring arrival.

Daffodils are the most common flower identified with spring.  This is primarily due to their very early blossoming. Even during the harshest of winters the daffodil is very hardy and pops through the ground as to say, " So long winter, hello spring"!

As you drive through the park you can see huge yellow clusters along the hillsides and  roadsides alluding to what is to come.   Winter may still rear its ugly head and try to hang around, but the daffodil is gradually pushing him out and ushering in the warm spring days. 

Join us at the park for a beautiful springtime drive or hike one of our trails.  Be sure to bring your camera, you won't want to miss a shot of these gorgeous wonders of spring.

Written by Kathy Myers