just recording things that make an impression on me...for whatever reason
05 April 2010
first flowers
every spring, these crocuses are a surprise. they're right in the middle of the lawn and i swear i didn't plant them there. how they materialized remains a mystery but i sure do love to see them come back year after year after year.
Lovely! I found you on Blogs of Note as well and decided to follow you because you have stunning pics w/short, to the point and interesting things to say. Have a great day!
Just created my blogspot and excited about positive messages like this. First blogspot I opened and this is my favourite colour. Reminds me of the Jacaranda trees in Pretoria, South Africa I once lived....and of my beautiful girls! Thanks for sharing!
I have tulips, just a few, on the edge of my garden every spring. They come early and are usually burnt out by late June. Who knows who planted them. I could add more, but that seems wrong for some reason.
what a beautiful picture.....it made me smile, not because purple is my favourite colour, but because the first thing i felt was warmth and inner peace at first glance. Thanks for sharing this with us.
What a beautiful shot of deep purple crocusr... and, reflecting for a sec about "surprise" - maybe after all this doesn't necessearily have to do with something we are unaware of, or unprepared to... maybe it has to do precisely with the recurrence of phenomena that we like, enjoy await and hug, each time they get out of our sight just in order to catch our attention anew the next time they pop up in the neighborhood... And as the thought's sinking in, I'm wondering: would it also apply to the people in our lives? Would it?
you all may be right about the squirrels. goodness knows they are around. and i am finding some oddly placed daffodil plants in the middle of the lawn too after planting bulbs along the perimeter last fall. i too love the purple color of these crocus and particularly like the way the natural light plays off them. Lynne: would love to see your autumn crocus, they must be beautiful at a time when all else is dying. Janie B: i think we have too much snow here for them to bloom through! B.E.T & Diamond: glad you like the shot. i love to hold the camera down on the ground and shoot. penz: would love to have sunflowers like you. Allison: cannot imagine daffodils growing wild. it must be beautiful!
I do genealogy, I wondered if perhaps there may be a grave there from long past and the flowers were planted there? I sure think that is a beautiful photo! Thank you for sharing it.
every spring, these crocuses are a surprise. they're right in the middle of the lawn and i swear i didn't plant them there. how they materialized remains a mystery but i sure do love to see them come back year after year after year.
Squirrels. I plant bulbs in one spot, and in the Spring, the fun is waiting to see where the squirrels moved them to :)
ReplyDeleteYea!!! Spring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful; my favourite colour.
ReplyDeleteWe planted a few white autumn crocus a few years ago - now we have hundreds of them (mostly in the area we planted).
I love crocus. They are always a happy surprise. They will even bloom in the snow.
ReplyDeletePretty, pretty flowers!
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful flowers and that's a beautiful shot of them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, vibrant color! Love them!
ReplyDeleteyeah, i agree with Debb. . .
ReplyDelete. . .thanks to the squirrels. . .
a beau flower just appeared. . .
love these flowers! they are very pretty! :) the deep purple always makes me happy! happy spring. :)
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What a lovely suprise! Now, if I went and planted these suprises in MY front lawn, they wouldn't exactly be suprises anymore, now would they!
ReplyDeleteIt takes my breath away.
ReplyDeletethey're beautiful! i'd love it too if i had mysterious plants bloom in my yard. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely! I found you on Blogs of Note as well and decided to follow you because you have stunning pics w/short, to the point and interesting things to say. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a great gift!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice surprise for you every spring. You are so lucky to have them.
ReplyDeletefound u accidently but ur all pics r really awesome....
ReplyDeletei too love spring very much.....
lucky!
This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteJust created my blogspot and excited about positive messages like this. First blogspot I opened and this is my favourite colour.
Reminds me of the Jacaranda trees in Pretoria, South Africa I once lived....and of my beautiful girls! Thanks for sharing!
Pretty Flowers ! Notify coming summer
ReplyDeleteBeautifull, thats my favourite colour.
ReplyDeleteI have tulips, just a few, on the edge of my garden every spring. They come early and are usually burnt out by late June. Who knows who planted them. I could add more, but that seems wrong for some reason.
ReplyDeleteI love the freshness of flowers in bloom;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful color. I'm jealous.
ReplyDeletegorgeous flowers, and the mystery makes them prettier :)
ReplyDeleteawesome flowers.
ReplyDeleteAlmost as pretty as your carrot flowers. ;)
ReplyDeletenice pict. such a beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeletethose are beautiful, wish I could have those grow wild here...i just have sunflowers. :)
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ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful picture.....it made me smile, not because purple is my favourite colour, but because the first thing i felt was warmth and inner peace at first glance. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! It makes me think of the 'signs' that Spring is here!
ReplyDeleteAhhh...crocuses. One of the greatest delights of springtime!
ReplyDeleteWhere I live there are vast fields of wild daffodils that will begin to bloom next week, if this warm weather holds.
ReplyDeleteA few years back we pulled some out by their bulbs. Now they've become little bunches of sunshine in our own corner of the world!
What a beautiful shot of deep purple crocusr... and, reflecting for a sec about "surprise" - maybe after all this doesn't necessearily have to do with something we are unaware of, or unprepared to... maybe it has to do precisely with the recurrence of phenomena that we like, enjoy await and hug, each time they get out of our sight just in order to catch our attention anew the next time they pop up in the neighborhood... And as the thought's sinking in, I'm wondering: would it also apply to the people in our lives? Would it?
ReplyDeleteHi, i like your posts... hope i can be like you... I am just starting here in blogspot
ReplyDeleteyou all may be right about the squirrels. goodness knows they are around. and i am finding some oddly placed daffodil plants in the middle of the lawn too after planting bulbs along the perimeter last fall. i too love the purple color of these crocus and particularly like the way the natural light plays off them. Lynne: would love to see your autumn crocus, they must be beautiful at a time when all else is dying. Janie B: i think we have too much snow here for them to bloom through! B.E.T & Diamond: glad you like the shot. i love to hold the camera down on the ground and shoot. penz: would love to have sunflowers like you. Allison: cannot imagine daffodils growing wild. it must be beautiful!
ReplyDeletethank you all for your visit and your comments.
beautiful!.. love it..
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I do genealogy, I wondered if perhaps there may be a grave there from long past and the flowers were planted there? I sure think that is a beautiful photo! Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteeven me, at my farm holiday in Verona (Italy), I have these crocuses in my garden. They are so spectacular and coloured...
ReplyDeleteMy favourite flowers :D
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