Sunday, March 22, 2015

CROCUS, HOORAY!

My crocus along the southeast side of the cottage bloomed last week. The rich orange ones first, then the purple-and-white striped variety, followed by the all-purple blooms, and finally the snow whites. I think that's the full color-range lot of 'em, though I'm not positive. 

Every fall I try and stick a few more bulbs into the ground—as I do with daffodils, tulips, and several other spring-blooming bulbs. Crocus are hardy and pretty foolproof when it comes to care. Nevertheless, some of the bulbs I set out fail to materialize the following spring. Or manage a single appearance and disappear thereafter. 

Whether the fault lies in the bulbs themselves—I sometimes pick up leftover packages of bulbs on closeout—or gardener error, I couldn't say. But occasionally I'm pleasantly surprised to find a crocus I'd forgotten about setting out blooming jauntily on the hillside, or I find a little patch of 'em tucked into a forgotten corner. 

So maybe the full crocus contingent has not yet shown up. No matter…those bright and lovely ones now dancing in the sun have already lifted my vernal impatience.

You know it's spring when the crocus bloom! 

10 comments:

Gail said...

Hi Grizz - So so lovely. Beautiful capture of the gifts of Spring.
And I can just about read the small font size - my MS eyes need BIGGER!!
Love you
Gail
peace........

Moonmuser said...

(I tried to send something but either lost it or it came to you messed up.)

So, is it your vernal impatience or your infernal impatience? My impatience is internal and eternal and sometimes even diurnal. I'm thinking it must be a Taurus trait!
(Idea for a column due tomorrow maybe.)

Thanks once again for sharing your beauty right outside your door. When I look out at the deck,I do see wonderful kitties luxuriating in the sunshine after their first freezing winter. But I also see work to be done, either by me or my larcenous neighbor...The lawn ought to be rolled and the grass will be growing and need to be mowed. Ick.

I need to write some on my blog, too, that there is anyone to read it yet!

See you,

Moonmuser

Grizz………… said...

Gail…

Let me know if the type-size issue isn't fixed. I can't tell from this end…it looked okay here before. Sorry you had to struggle.

Yep, I love crocus and all the other blooms of spring—and of course, I love spring, it being my favorite of all the seasons. I'm glad you liked the photos. They don't do half justice to the real thing, though!

Grizz………… said...

Moonmuser…

Didn't get anything else, messed up or otherwise.

Hey, I'm always impatient for spring to really get going once it starts—and, yes, I do know such matters take their time. But when the crocus come up I want to go to the woods and see bloodroot and trout lilies and about fifty other spring ephemerals.

Trust me, you aren't the only one who looks out and sees work to be done!

Moonmuser said...

It is 2:25 pm. and type size is fixed on my computer. That was difficult to read.!

Gail said...

Hi Grizz - yup, you fixed it!! Phew :-) Thanks
Love Gail

Penny said...

Lovely to see, here in South Oz we are heading into a dry autumn, very little rain since September and the weather guru's are telling us it may go on until May. I do hope they are wrong.

Grizz………… said...

Penny...

I've never experienced a dry season such as the one you're going through, and I can't really imagine what it must be like. But I do hope you get some rain before May!

Grizz………… said...

Moonmuser...

Well, I'm glad I managed to figure out the problem and fix it. I didn't have a plan B..

Grizz………… said...

Gail...

Sorry I messed it up to begin with and caused you difficulties. And glad it's now okay. Thanks for letting me know.