Crocus, Crocus, and More Crocus
The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. ~Gertrude S. Wister
The last set of my crocus photos. I can happily stumble out my door and see these smiling creatures in my front gardens. Now, if nasty weather comes around again, I’ll enjoy some of the Spring I’ve stored in my heart.
I went traipsing through the woods yesterday afternoon and finished with boots caked with sticky mud, but no photographs of wildflowers. Not a single one. They are at least two weeks later in blooming than is typical.
We are to get high winds today, and then heavy rains through the weekend, so I will have to wait until Monday for another attempt to capture my first wildflowers of the season. I saw a few leaves of the hepaticas and false rue anemones, so at least I know where to look after the rains move through.
OK, I’m a bit jealous - no flowers or Spring here
They are gorgeous!!
These photo caputures are stunning! The color and vividness. I love how the sun fills the flowers. We’ve had high winds for two days and today, the third, while they have been burning the fields. It’s wild! Rain is moving in, though. Most of the flowers here are late in blooming. Only a few daffodils have dared bloomed.
Bo, I’ve really enjoyed all your crocus photos!
Pretty and heartwarming to see
These are absolutely beautiful.
I sent you a piece of mail this morning….would love to hear back from you when you’ve had a chance to read it.
Namaste, Bo!
Beautiful photos of beautiful flowers! Your flowers have jumped way ahead of ours already, and we’re headed for several days with high temps in the 30’s!
Lovely images Bo, don’t you just love spring flowers !!
They really are beautiful in a bolstering kind of way.
What is a… hepatica? And a false rue anemone, and how do they herald wildflowers? Curious.
amuirin ~ in my neck of the wildflower woods, these are amongst the earliest of the wildflowers. Hepatica - a dainty star shaped flower - and the anemone - a flower shooting from a tall stalk - are the first I look for.
I missed the ray of sunshine yesterday by missing your photos. However, it seems fortuitous now because I get to see them today when it’s going to be cold, cloudy & rainy in my locale. Very warming flower pix.
Its nice to see colors out, even if they aren’t wild flowers. I like how you captured the color. Maybe spring will start peaking out more soon.
bookbabie ~ thanks, time for our hearts to be warming…
Grace ~ thank you, I sent to a response.
montucky ~ 30s! oh no, wrong way. Need it to be warmer, not cooler.
Bernie ~ yes, I have been very impatient this spring
Nicole ~ you live on agulf coast and it is warm all the time. you want tulips, too???
Anna ~ snow, rain, wind…and still the flowers come.
gandalf ~ thanks, you are so kind.
lady ~ wildflowers soon, I promise.