[Magdalen] Signs of the season

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

She says it's crow-kye, "Because it's Latin, not Italian." Ooookay....

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 6:51 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> >
>>
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