Can spring be far behind?

Well, yes.

The nice weather we’ve had for the past couple of weeks – since New Year’s Day, 5 days above 70 and a few more in the upper 60’s – had its effect on my front yard.

A bunch of crocuses have bloomed in my yard. (Crocusses? Croci? How about “A crocus came up in my yard, and then a bunch of others did, too.”) They looked festive over the weekend, when the temperature was in the 50’s; bright spots of color enlivening the dull winter lawn.

They don’t look quite so festive now, closed up and frozen, following Monday night’s 9 degrees. And I’m sure they’re not looking forward to today’s possibility of snow. I know I’m not.