Hooray!! I have crocus blooming in my yard! Take that, groundhog.

[Arkansas Granny]

There are buds on the daffodils and the forsythia, as well. Spring is on the way!

[SheltieLover]

1. Lol

Daffodils are likely up here too.

Happy Spring!

[Evergreen Emerald]

2. There is a poem about spring and the blooming crocus

I have searched for that poem all over the internet and could not find it.

I love crocus plants!

[happybird]

9. I remember something about

“There’s a crocus in the grass, at last!”

But that’s all I can remember. Will google and see if it’s actually a poem or one of those random bits of whatever that get stuck in your head from childhood.

A couple days ago, someone posted about the definition of “churl.” My head instantly spit out: “Sir Lancelot’s a churl, beaten by a girl.” Couldn’t find that on the Googler, have no idea where it came from, lol!


Edit to Add: Ooo! Here’s a lovely collection of crocus-themed poems:
https://emilydickinsonsgarden.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/the-crocus-in-poetry-symbol/

[doc03]

3. It's 70 here in Ohio, having a beer on the porch. nt

[Ocelot II]

4. If any are blooming here, they are under a couple feet of snow.

Groundhog Day is irrelevant here, since we always get 6 more weeks of winter - if we're lucky. And the groundhogs, a/k/a woodchucks, aren't going to rouse themselves from hibernation to state the obvious. We'll see crocuses in a couple of months, maybe.

[Walleye]

5. Same here in Delaware just noticed them today

[Nictuku]

6. My first Daffodil opened today!

We have had a few freezing temps overnight recently so I was a little concerned (I get daffodil buds that never open if it gets too cold). This year I covered them on the couple of coldest nights, seemed to do the trick!

[pandr32]

7. Growing up, that was the most exciting sign of Spring coming.

I live in Hawaii now, but I can still recall the first blooms.
My Grandmother planted crocuses in a rockery by the front walkway. We all oohed and ahhhed when the early blossoms broke ground. The long dreary period of Winter was coming to an end--finally!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. Same here, along with clumps of blooming Easter flowers

First daffodil opening here was January 24. This is nuts. They usually don't bloom until March, here.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. I have photos of past crocus blooming in snow in NW Arkansas.