Natural Wonder

Each year at this time I try to photograph my first sighting of the wild flower Prairie Crocus - Anemone patens . It is also know as a pasque flower as it arrives right around Easter. Once again this year, it is right on time. We saw the first one on Good Friday.

I have been tracking the crocus appearance on Nose Hill for 15 years now. In 2016, I saw the first crocus on March 19. In 2020, it was as late as April 25.

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From my garden

According to Greek legend, Crocus was the name of a Greek noble youth who feel deeply in love with Smilax, a beautiful shepherdess. When the gods forbade his marriage to Smilax, poor Crocus killed himself in deep sorrow. Upon discovering his death, Smilax was heart-broken and could not stop crying. The Goddess Flora took pity on the distraught Smilax and turned them both into plants. Crocus was turned into the crocus flower while Smilax was turned into a vine. It is said that the Greeks used the vines to weave together garlands of crocus flowers as wedding decorations.

Today I found another color of crocuses in bloom at the park :-))

For the Macro Mondays theme: "It's A-Peeling To Me" this crocus with a winter hair-dress ;-)

HMM everyone ;-))

Crocus vernus

Canon EOS 70D + Canon EF100/2.8 Macro USM @ 1/1000 f/2.8

I planted these crocuses in our communal garden ten years ago. They opened up when the sun came out yesterday afternoon for a bit.

In the garden 02 Feb 2022

or crocii, not sure which.. spotted these little shoots yesterday morning just peaking through the frost, spring can't be that far off although today it seems like it is!

There’s nothing like waking up one late-winter day to a field of gorgeous crocus blooms in your park ...

My Crocus flowers are blooming In the yard.

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I may not have to venture far for colors in the near future... like to Lowes or Home Depot, hahaha..... as I'm starting to see signs of Spring in my own back yard. These are crocuses that have come up in my flowerbed. They're really yellow, but I had fun "tweaking" them and this was the final result. Hope you like it.

If anyone wants to see the "before" version, there's a small version below in the 1st comment area.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY EVERYONE! ♥

Outdoor crocus

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Nikon Z6II + Z 24-120mm f4 S - 1/100 f5,6 iso100

Autumn crocus in La Chapelle sur Loire, France.

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Crocuses are in the Iris family and have long been popular as garden plants in the UK for their early spring flowering and bright, cheerful colours. None of the true crocuses are native here, with most originating from SE Europe and Asia Minor. This page also includes the meadow saffrons, which are at first glance very similar to crocuses. Meadow saffrons are in the family Colchicaceae and, like crocuses, are plants that survive as underground bulbs.

Crocus tommasinianus 'Whitewell Purple'-A cultivar that bears, slender-petalled, purple flowers with an orange stamen in spring

A colour photograph of a pair of crocuses.

Crocus vernus.

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Purple crocus flowers from two years ago. I think I'm photographing this plant again this year. Expect to post eventually.

Thank you for looking. Isn't God a great artist?

Saffron Crocus

My Crocus are blooming

Basking in the afternoon sun!

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crocus

A second Saturday upload. The one and only Crocus patch, small at that, has finally bloomed. Seems a little late, no? This shot will break up the long string of Bird uploads. (O! I forgot I posted Shadow a little over a week ago . . . )

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Moment captured April 8th, 2023 at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. (USA)

Eclosion de Crocus en forêt.

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