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Snowdrops 2012: Spring is Here? Already?

February 20, 2012 By Robin Strong Elton 3 Comments

first spring flowers

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength
that will endure as long as life lasts.

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—

the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.

― Rachel Carson

 

This was pretty much the winter that wasn’t, huh?

Hard to believe that the snowdrops are already pushing their way to the surface, their faces turned away from the brightness of the winter sun.

 

early spring 2012

 

We were supposed to get a bit of snow yesterday, and I’m vaguely disappointed we didn’t, as I would have loved to have photographed these defiantly shooting through snow. Ah well. One of these years I’ll get that shot.

To put it the early emergence of the snowdrops in perspective:

  • in 2011, I sighted them on March 12th.
  • in 2010, they were glorious on March 8th.
  • March 8th was the magical day in 2009, post Snowmageddon.

So spring is more than two weeks early this year, the first year since I started blogging that I haven’t chronicled dealing with the SADness. Odd. But it figures.

 

spring in february

 

How do you feel about the early spring?

 

Bring it on? Or not quite ready?

 

 

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Filed Under: Fitness, Health, Happiness, Green Home & Garden, Photography Tagged With: climate change, early spring, first blooms of spring, snowdrops 3 Comments

Comments

  1. sherry @babypop says

    February 20, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    So funny I spend the day taking picture of snow drops as well .. love your pictures I can believe they are hear yet either.

    Reply
  2. johnathan says

    March 2, 2012 at 7:29 am

    I just hope it stays warm im ready for everything to turn green and im ready for warm spring rains . Also the perfect fishing weather … So yes im ready for spring to get here and stay .

    Reply

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