On this first day of Spring ...

Don't you just love crocuses?

Our neighbor Gordon's crocuses cheerily appeared a few weeks ago. He planted a few small clusters of them on the South edge of his property. They were such a welcome sight after days of dreary wintry weather.... helping me to feel Hopeful.

My first experience with crocuses happened in Indiana. Near the front porch steps on the east-facing side of our house they bloomed at the edge of the receding snow bank. It was our first spring in Indiana....





There was a home in West Lafayette where they had planted crocuses in their entire front lawn. It was wonderful. By the time the crocuses were done blooming, their leaves looked sort of like grass. The leaves were ready to be cut by the time the lawn was ready to take over.

I wanted to plant crocuses in our tiny front lawn here in Orem.

The Knight nixed the idea.

Don't you think a lawn full of crocuses sounds delightful?

It must be my British heritage peeking through.



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Think Spring!

No, these are not this year's flowers. I just WISH they were. When we lived in Indiana, we had a flower bed by the front steps. It was a sheltered spot that benefited from the warm morning sun. The crocuses would burst into bloom right at the edge of the snowbank. I loved them for their optimism, and their "sheer morning gladness at the brim."

Indiana was where I was first introduced to crocuses. Someone in West Lafayette actually planted their entire front lawn in crocuses. I was enchanted and so envious.

As you have probably surmised, this week's sunny weather (since Wednesday) has caused me to prematurely "Think Spring." I AM SOOOO READY!! So desperate for Spring, am I, that I plan on buying the very next bouquet of daffodils I see at the supermarket. As a matter of fact, I feel like buying everyone I know a bouquet of daffodils. Maybe if we all "Think Spring" it will get here sooner!! LOL