Crocus Time

Crocus are among the most notable and predictable harbingers of springtime, sometimes beginning to poke their delicate green shoots up in the late winter. Considered by some to be symbols of rebirth, youth, and happiness, crocus are the quintessence of the Adirondack shift from inhospitable winter growing conditions to more temperate times when cultivating blooms and vegetables and fruit once again becomes viable. In our annual cycle of seasonality crocus time is a reassuring and much anticipated bellwether.

Some related impressions of crocus time one year ago.

Crocus & Dwarf Iris, Haiku
Crocus, dwarf iris
dabbed from pigmented palette,
early blooms unearthed.

Nature is the original artist, liberating all manner of magical blooms from the earth where only weeks ago it seemed unlikely that this theatre would open on time. But it does, year after year. And this is but a small part of why I consider gardening to be the very fountain of optimism.

(Source: Crocus & Dwarf Iris)

Springtime and rebirth are especially ripe rituals for us this year. Crocus time is offering us a reassuring reminder that new blooms and abundant revitalization are in the works. Pause. Change is blossoming!