Early Cheer

Early Cheer Daffodils (Narcissus tazetta) are multi-headed known for their intense, sweet fragrance and frothy, creamy white double blooms.  They are supposed to flower late winter to early spring but have just started coming out now in my garden, and some not as yet - and it's late spring!  I've often found some of them in bloom in May. 

The Discovery of 'Erilicheer' the variety was first recognized by Alan Gibson in 1934, a leading commercial daffodil grower in Marton, New Zealand.  It was initially thought to be a seedling, but it is now widely accepted by daffodil experts as a sport (a natural genetic mutation) of the tazetta variety known as White Pearl.

Gibson catalogued the flower as 'Erlicheer' a spelling and name that remains highly popular today, though it is commonly referred to in English as 'Early Cheer' due to it's quick blooming habit.

Mossom, Queensland

Mossman in Northern Queensland in the tropics is a rural town in the Shire of Douglas.  It is the administrative center for the Douglas Shire Council.  In the 2021 census, the population of the area was 1,935 people. 

The area is known for sugar farming and exotic fruit farming. There is a beautiful gorge there also.  A lovely hospital which I was unfortunate to visit as I had a fall (tripped) further up north and had to return on the barge to get across the river to be treated.  I was ok and it happened ages ago as in several year, had grazes and gravel in my wounds which had to be pulled out, but I survived well.  Broke the camera lens and had to buy another further down south where there was a camera shop.

First photo - the toilet block. Second one, a Church. 4th a children's playground.

The Royal Hotel once a thriving business, now closed, has been burnt down and hasn't been rebuilt.  It's good for me that I took the photo of a building that once was.