Happy First Day of Spring

Crocus
Crocus growing in a neighbour’s garden – Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 USM Macro; f/11.0 @ 1/750 sec; ISO 400
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Spring Flowers

Each year, as Winter reluctantly leaves and Spring eases gently into season, the flowers return.

One of the first to appear in my neighbourhood is Glory-of the snow. Its full common name is Lucile's Glory-of-the-snow; Lucile being the wife of the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier according to Wikipedia

Lucile's Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae)

Next, typically are the crocuses.
Crocus

Then Daffodils appear. First in Malls being sold to support charities, but then in local gardens.
Daffodils

One of the most interesting (to me) flowers appears about the same time as the Daffodils. Those are the Grape Hyacinths. Tiny little blue/purple flowers, they are best appreciated when viewed up close.
Grape Hyacinth (Muscari)

You know Spring has hit its full stride once the tulips bloom.






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It's begun - Flowers, flowers and more flowers

Crocus
Spring has arrived!

Actually it's about 4 weeks early for my part of the world. When the crocuses bloomed back in April, we thought that was pretty amazing. Then the daffodils showed up.

Daffodil
Then, the tulips sprang forth.
Yellow Tulips

Then on April 27, 2010, the snows returned.

Tulips chillin'
Since then, the warm weather has returned and most of the flowers have recovered. Windy conditions and lack of time has prevented me from recording that recovery, but I'll get back out there soon.

Hope you enjoyed the photos.

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