When "Snow" is Okay

Having not found any new patches of crocuses in my daily travels to share with you, this afternoon I stopped by for another look at that patch of snow crocuses I visited a week or so back, now fully in bloom. In fact, the cold temperatures we've had (mid-20s overnight) are probably to blame for the "blown" look of the white ones.

Then, as I drove along Route 28 headed for home, I spied a patch of white at the roadside where I could pull over safely nearby...and found this happy group of snowdrops.

I don't see these really large ones very often...we had a few much tinier ones at the house in Eastham, which I would see occasionally. These guys seemed totally random, blooming near what appeared to be an abandoned barn or something.

When I looked over the fence, I discovered that my new roadside friends were actually escapees from the snowdrop corral on the other side! The snowdrop motherlode!!

I loved the way this long bank of clouds was lit at sunset tonight, as seen here from the parking lot of Thompson's Field conservation area.

Snow Crocuses!

Hey, look everyone!! Snow crocuses!!

Recently, one of my Midnight Garden tipsters [what, you thought only news blogs had tipsters?!] let me know she'd seen some nice yellow crocuses in bloom in front of the Dojo where she trains in Orleans.

So, on a break this afternoon I took a little ride, and although I had to look pretty closely since the overcast day was keeping them closed up tight, I eventually found them and caught these pics to share with all of you--especially those of you in the Great White North, who won't see such delight in your own neighborhoods for possibly months yet!

(Thanks for the head's up, Leslie...)


Temper atures were in the low forties today, as we creep towards the turn of the seasons, but there were ominous clouds on the horizon at Skaket Beach.

In fact, when my day ended around 10:00 p.m., snow showers made the ride home from work a little more interesting. Not much, but a little.

23 Days til Spring!

A visit to the back garden this morning found a little bit of sunshine, as well as a renewed blooming of the little gold crocuses. There's also some hyacinths coming along nicely.

Up by the house, a nice clump of trillium foliage has unfurled up through the soil under the bedroom window.