[Magdalen] Signs of the season

[Grace Cangialosi]

Yes, I say crocuses, as do most people I know...
Today it was in the 60s, and tomorrow it's supposed to hit 70.  Bluebirds
are definitely house-hunting!

On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Crow-kye for certain, although we all tend to say crocus-es.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
>
> On 2/11/2017 6:56 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>


-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

*"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
love."*
*St. Teresa of Calcutta*