Friday 6 March 2009

Spring is finally here: Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis

galanthus nivalis - snowdrops
snowdrop flowers - Galanthus nivalis

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello,

I apologize for the delay. I have been very busy lately.

Five things that could be improved in your blog:

1) Layout. It is good that you have a simple design; it lets people focus more on the content of your blog- the pictures. However, it doesn't really tell a visitor anything about you or your site. Adding a tagline under your title, a background image, or something different from the traditional blogspot layout will set your site apart from others.
2) No email subscription. I don't know about you, but it would be really nice to have beautiful pictures delivered to my inbox every day. :) I recommend Feedburner for the simple set-up and stat tracking.
3) Your photos have little to no ALT text. Search Engines don't index pictures unless they have specific labels and details with them. The more specific you are with your phrasing, the more likely you will draw in search hits.
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I hope that helps!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos as usual! :) I love snowdrops but have never managed to grow them successfully in my gardens.

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures, in-particular that close-up of that lovely flower..!!!

Sharkbytes (TM) said...

Ah... even my snowdrops aren't up yet.

Anonymous said...

I used to love the double snowdrop, but I've come back to thinking that the simple lines of the single variety cannot be bettered. Beautiful pictures!

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