haiku~~~~~reclaimed

 

Spring is nowhere in sight.  Snow covers the ground and will for a while.  

 Snowdrops ,  crocus  and daffodils will have to wait, because Spring Snowflake {Leucojum vernum} is the first  bloom to grace my tiny flower garden.  I feel very blessed to have them.
Some time ago, about 35 years ago, I was out walking along a dirt road,  wishing for it to be Spring.  I noticed some white flowers growing in the woods. Not far from the yard of a sad, brokedown old house.  I thought they were snowdrops!  The new owner of the property told me to take whatever I could use.  And I thanked her profusely.  She later asked me if I was a "Flower Child" and we became friends.   

For years I wondeed why these  flowers bloomed weeks beore the crocus.  Then I found out.  It was becasue they aren't Snow Drops!!

So in joyful celebration of that day, Sping Snowflakes and a frienship~~~~~

 

 

 

 

old  house  burned down
the woods  reclaimed where it stood

Spring Snowflakes still bloom

 

  Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum). This lovely flower is similar to a snowdrop but has a fuller, bell-shaped bloom with touches of green on its petals. It typically blooms a couple of weeks before snowdrops, adding a beautiful touch of early spring color to the garden