[Magdalen] Signs of the season

[Jay Weigel]

We have snow crocuses in profusion today. Places on our property are quite
purple; the little guys spread like wildfire, appearing in places far from
where they were originally planted. The hellebores are not only getting
ready to bloom, they have also begun to spread, particularly in an upper
bed where we didn't expect them to! Daffodils and tulips are up everywhere.
Today it was nearly 70F. It's crazy.

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Mine always bloomed in February when I lived in Tennessee. You guys are
> making my heart ache for flowers, though I've seen some bulbs sprouting
> around here already. How I miss my hellebores and snowdrops and aconite!
> None of that East Coast snowstorm in Buffalo.
>
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:47 PM Charles Wohlers <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Here in New England, wild witch hazel blooms in December. Maybe yours is
> > confused?
> >
> > We still have a foot-and-a-half of snow on the ground.   :-(
> > In about an hour I drive down to Mass., where close to a foot of snow is
> > expected tomorrow.
> >
> > No Spring here.
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> > Woodbury, VT USA
> > chadwohl at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jay Weigel
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 2:35 PM
> > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Signs of the season
> >
> > The ivory hellebores have opened, and snow crocus abound. The snowdrops
> are
> > blooming in their lovely microclimate and nothing will stop them, not
> even
> > tomorrow's promised temps in the 30s. The daffodils are definitely poking
> > their noses up.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:13 PM Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > My witch hazel is in bloom.  It's a copper colored on called 'Jelena'
> > >
> > > and this is about the right time for it.  My snowdrops have been in
> > >
> > > bloom for about 2 weeks.  I saw the first forsythia yesterday, pretty
> > >
> > > early for around here.  Daffodils are up but not in bud yet.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> > >
> > > you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> > >
> > > land of Egypt.
> > >
> > > Leviticus 19:34
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
>