We've had such a mild winter since our week of 11 degree temperatures in December that a lot of things are blooming (full blown daffodils in February?!), but the traditional flowers of February to me are crocus. They seem to be the promise of spring with their bright colors shooting up through the green leaves and they usually encourage me to want to get out in the garden.
My daughter took these photos the other day, and I think she did a great job of capturing their sort of fragile beauty.
Which come to think of it is certainly misleading because I've seen these babies come up through snow. Good news for anyone who thinks they have a "black thumb."
She's getting so good at taking really interesting and lovely shots of flowers that I hope she won't start charging me.
I'm not sure I could afford her.
I don't have a ton of these crocus in our yard, probably less that thirty all together, but they're all by the front door in little clumps here and there. I get to enjoy their beauty every time I walk out the door, letting them work their magic on me: there is hope for spring.
And to get real here: these bulbs are probably the cheapest bulbs you can buy, maybe .10 a bulb when bought in a package. Along with equally affordable daffodils and grape hyacinth (which happen to be my other favs...), they make the the early spring garden sing.
Let's always save a few cents for beauty in our lives.
-Jami
This is linked to Frugal Fridays at Life is Mom.
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