Flowers that Bloom in the Spring - Tra La!

After a long winter of gray skies, snow covering everything and the only color being dark evergreens or the occasional cardinal, it's lovely to see flowers beginning to bloom and trees starting to bud.

There's a spot I always check to see if the snowdrops are blooming yet. They often come up through the snow. This picture was taken a few weeks ago, but I hadn't posted it yet and I love these little harbingers of spring. 

Piper and I discovered these purple crocuses out in the woods and I wondered if there had been an old homestead there at some point, or if a squirrel had maybe dug them up and transported them to their new home. 

Yellow winter aconite is another early bloomer - it may be toxic, but the color is a tonic for the eyes and it can also bloom through the snow. 

I've never seen this flower bloom in the snow but its name still gives away its tendency toward early emergence in spring. It's called Glory of the Snow and it's another little beauty. 

I love walking with Piper every day to see what's new in the world. Baby bunnies, new flowers and buds emerging, birds singing territorial songs and building their nests - every day is an adventure!