Seasonal Surprise

Pale Blue Crocus © Lynn Wiles 2013
The snow melted next to my house and much to my surprise there were three blooming crocus plants.
Purple Crocus © Lynn Wiles 2013
It’s nice to know that they were there, under all the snow, just waiting to show their pretty faces.
White Crocus © Lynn Wiles 2013
So dear friends in Canada and Northern Europe and a chunk of the US, don’t give up hope. Spring exists, you just can’t see it quite yet.

Spring has arrived

Ice Pellets © Lynn Wiles 2013
Yesterday, after a lot of snow, there were ice pellets hitting my car and my face, but the calendar says spring is here right now.

Hellebores Buds © Lynn Wiles 2013
This is how spring should look and it did – just a few days ago.

Contrasts in Blue

Contrasts in Blue I © Lynn Wiles 2013
The paths were clear, the temperature pleasant, there were buds visible on some trees, the skies were gray, but I made them blue. Not far away the snow and ice remained. I saw a goofy face on top and a tongue sticking out in the center, so I made them blue too.
Contrasts in Blue II © Lynn Wiles 2013

Blue Heart

Blue Heart © Lynn Wiles 2013
Heart shape puddle in the background expressing the love of snow melting compared to dirty icy snow.

Hanging Down

Hanging Down © Lynn Wiles 2013
A cave with icicles hanging down at eye level where the plow put the snow. Since the forecast calls for rain or snow almost everyday this week, I will not be able to continue to post two related images each day.

Minimal Color

Minimal Color © Lynn Wiles 2013
Little ice sculptures against a dark gray wall and a curved cement piece.

Jagged Edge

Jagged Edge © Lynn Wiles 2013
Jagged shadow from the jagged edge of the snow pile.

Bulbous

Bulbous © Lynn Wiles 2013
A bulbous hunk of snow with a hole in it on a cold, but sunny day.

Somewhere

Somewhere © Lynn Wiles 2013
Somewhere, under the snowdrifts way up high, there is a path that I’ve heard of once, but I dare not try.

Oxymoron

Oxymoron © Lynn Wiles 2013
It seems almost cruel to have photos from last August covering the fences with mounds of snow in front. More snow today and I’m still aching from the last one.