Spring is in the air!

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  1. gardenelf

    gardenelf In Flower

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    Spring was literally in the air yesterday: hundreds of cranes flew over my house, a total of 4 large groups. I'd never seen them before, but I knew their unmistakeable sound from radio & tv. It was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes! Unfortunately silly me forgot to take pictures, only thought of that afterwards :oops:
    To compensate, here are some "springy" photo's I took in my garden.


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    Spring in my front garden ( photo / image / picture from gardenelf's Garden )





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    Spring surprise ( photo / image / picture from gardenelf's Garden )





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    Stray crocus ( photo / image / picture from gardenelf's Garden )
     
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  3. lukeypukey

    lukeypukey In Flower

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    Love the stray crocus :)
     
  4. Sjoerd

    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Lovely crocuses, GE.
    Have you seen any bees on them yet?
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Isn't it good to see the spring flowers starting to appear again? I love your second photograph best of all. :-D
     



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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    Lovely photos Gardenelf, spring photos are ace!
     
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    waretrop Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    Those pics are a relief to my eyes. They look very nice.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Those are gorgeous!!
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Lovely colors to start the day off with. :stew2:
     
  10. gardenelf

    gardenelf In Flower

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    Thanks everyone!
    Yes, Sjoerd, today, whilst working in the front garden, there were a few bees busily buzzing on the crocuses. Amazing little creatures, aren't they, they pollinate our plants & give us lovely honey! :stew1:
     
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    Jewell Incorrigible Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Lovely colors. Very spring :)
     
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    Tooty2shoes Hardy Maple

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    OHHHHH I can't wait for spring to get to my area. Very nice color.
     
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    Cute, cute... spring is here too but this weekend it's gonna rain and next week freezing temps are supposed to be back.
    Is this a European trend?
     
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    Cayuga Morning Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    That blue/lavender/periwinkle color is absolutely luminous!
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    I keep coming back to look at those blueish crocuses of yours...just breathtaking.

    This is a signal to myself that perhaps I should keep my eyes open next year for a bag of these gems.
     
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    gardenelf In Flower

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    Sjoerd, indoors I can only see those crocuses from my hallway window, so that's where I find myself going a lot these days, just to look at them :) . No idea what type of crocus they are, they were planted by one of the previous tenants. Lucky me!

    Calin: yes,unfortunately those freezing weather-conditions are forecast for quite a number of European countries, The Netherlands included. Didn't stop me from potting up some newly bought thyme, heleniums & geums today,though.
    If things get too cold, I can always (read: mustn't forget to :D ) take them indoors.

    Oh yes, nearly forgot: saw the first bumblebee of this year today :-D
     

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