[Magdalen] Signs of the season

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I love it when these guys come up!

My beloved spouse and I have not decided whether we call them "crow-kye" or
"crow-sye".

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>