How do they do it? These crocus are planted beneath a dense mat of Woolley Thyme to help them survive the culinary intentions of squirrels. Every year they slide through the thyme without damage. They close up on cloudy days so they are not attacked by heavy rains. but even then they seem so fragile and suffer more from the rain than from their effort to get through the thyme. How do they do it?Spring is here! - at least for today; the crocus are the proof. Spring in the northwest is the longest season of the year. It begins hesitantly in February and remains often through the end of June. So here spring with it's qualities of youthful persistence and exhuberance is joyfully welcomed after the heavy gray skies of winter.
2 comments:
Ellis was so excited to see the photo of crocus! We don't have flowers blooming here yet, but she constantly pretends she is growing them, and we're reading The Secret Garden right now, so it was Kismet.
Thanks for the focus on these small, growing things. They are inspiring.
I love crocus. I miss them when I'm here. They don't come until much later, but spring doesn't come until much later here as well. And it doesn't stay as long. Come to think of it, I just miss spring when I'm here, but particularly crocus since they are the heralds of it's coming.
Beautiful photo by the way.
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