Crocuses

For all of my life, crocuses have been the primary harbinger of spring. Crocuses pushing up through the seemingly frozen earth. Crocuses sticking their cheery heads through a spring snowfall. Where I live now, I don't see a lot of crocuses. People seem to have tulips and daffodils, but not so many crocuses. Which is kind of strange but... that's the way it is.

Mind you, what we do have here, if you know where to look, is prairie crocuses... the wild varient of crocuses. For a while now, I've known of one spot on a slope in behind a big shopping centre. But the other week, I spotted some along my regular bike route. And ever since then, I've been meaning to bring my camera along and take some pictures of these beauties. Today is the day! I think I might even be able to get a picture in here of them. They are getting older and some are going to seed, but I found a few that are still very pretty.... I'll know better for next year!

For me, it is finding these little places of beauty that keep me riding my bike. I never know what I might find. Maybe it'll be violets next time... or the reflection of a stump in the still water of a lagoon... I might not live out in the bush, but there are still beauties of nature to be discovered in the urban centre.