Addendum to Today's Finds

Only some four hours later, I was on my way out when the garden stopped me. Yes, that's right! I couldn't believe it. In those few hours, changes had occurred. Crocus that hadn't been open earlier were now open. February Gold decided not to wait until tomorrow:


On the other side of my driveway, (I had this clever (not) idea that I would plant crocus and iris reticulata on the edges of both sides of my driveway several years ago...unfortunately, one side of the driveway blooms....pause...and then the other side blooms...), a patch of crocus had burst into bloom:



If you look close, you can see that the buds really are popping right before our eyes:


Above me, my saucer magnolia has begun to open:


Closer:


Near the magnolia, another clump of Ice Follies began to open:


I noticed Sweet Harmony and Easter Bonnet daffodils are about to open as well.

Another new clump of crocus caught my eye...but what really drew me...the light was just right. Look how the colors jump out.


I think this may be the best picture ever (for me) of Iris h. Katherine Hodgkin. Look at the blue! It is really hard to capture and in bright sunlight tends to look pale and washed out...but not now!



I could even catch the pale lavender on this crocus:


I can't resist....the little iris reticulata 'Harmony' continue to open (I want a big bunch! Come on, guys!):


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These pictures and those on the last post are all clickable.