Enfin - some signs of spring. It's bitterly cold today with a wind chill added but - it's sunny and that makes a lot of difference to me. Clicking on photos will enlarge them.
winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) under a weigela
winter aconite
winter aconite
These flowering bulbs were named Bulbocodium vernum when I bought them a few years ago. Since then? Now they're Colchicum vernum - I just read. It makes sense to me at least. The colors are similar to the autumn flowing Colchicums. The leaves are also similar. But most Colchicums have large green all summer which build up energy and store it in their bulbs and then flower over several weeks depending on the species in the fall after the leaves disappear. It's an amazing color which doesn't really show in the photos. And it comes at the same time as the winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) which is normally very early.
Colchicum vernum
Colchicum vernum
Colchicum vernum
Colchicum vernum
Even the witch hazel is flowering now.
Witch Hazel Hamamelis
Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel
Watson approves. This is his first spring.
Purple Finch - Carpodacus pupureus purpureus
(I think.)
Purple Finch - rather shy but most welcome
Purple Finch
The morning star and the moon over Lake Huron recently
Lovely moon
