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First Crocuses Of 2024 In OUR Yard.

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by Anura Guruge
on March 30, 2024

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First crocuses of 2023 (in our yard) — April 7, 2023.

I am AMAZED. As you can see from one picture we still have snow on the ground — adjacent to these flowering crocuses.

I was NOT expecting to see any flowers. I wanted to see if any SHOOTS had come up, under the snow.

THEN I SAW THE FLOWERS. I was floored, BUT happy.

But, we are expecting ANOTHER MAJOR SNOWSTORM on Wednesday!

This crocus bed is usually the FIRST to bloom each year. It faces East and as such gets a lot of sun. The bed does well as long as I don’t shovel a ton of snow on top of it from the the driveway. As we know we didn’t have that much snow this winter. That sure was a factor. Over a WEEK EARLY!

Today’s Batch Of Flowers — A Few From Our Yard.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 22, 2023

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Enjoy. These should bring a SMILE to your face.

Today’s Batch Of Flowers & Feel Good Images — All From ‘Meredith’, NH (Not Our Yard).

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by Anura Guruge
on April 13, 2023

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Enjoy. These should bring a SMILE to your face.

Flowers In Our Yard — April 12, 2023 (2nd Day After Snow Melt).

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by Anura Guruge
on April 12, 2023

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I think just the pictures will suffice. Right? Enjoy. From our yard. Pretty amazing. Three days ago it was all under snow.

Second Batch Of 2023 Crocuses In OUR Yard.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 11, 2023

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First flowers, i.e., crocuses, of 2023, in our yard, from 4-days ago.

This crocus bed is usually the FIRST to bloom each year — bar this (i.e., 2023). Because it is close to the top of the driveway a LOT of snow gets shoveled onto it — & this year we had more snow than most. This bed had a snow covering till late yesterday. So, today really was its first totally snow free day & the flowers, like magic, bloomed. Amazing.

Moreover, they were so anxious to see the light (i.e., the Sun) they punches through obstacles in their way. Amazing. WOW. See this post — also from today.

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New flowers were blooming even as I watched. Well, not exactly. But, there were 3 new flowers 2 hours after I had first visited. They sure are in a hurry. Do NOT worry, I will keep you posted. Enjoy. There will be no shortage of posts featuring flowers. SMILE.

FIRST Flowers Of 2023 In OUR Yard.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 7, 2023

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A week to 10-days later than normal, but given the TON of snow we had this year this was expected. Two days ago they were out of the ground but still closed. So, I was waiting for them to open. These are the ONLY ones in the yard so far. That is also unusual. We typically have clusters in multiple locations. But, we sure did have a LOT of snow this year.

I am happy. Flowers in our yard always cheers me up (though I am happy most of the time, flowers or no flowers).

9 days ago, i.e., March 30, 2023, I had seen my very 1st outdoor flowers on 2023. But, those that had been planted. Then 3 days ago I saw my first WILDFLOWERS. Finally, these from our yard.

Enjoy. You will be seeing more flowers in the coming weeks. Promise.

FIRST WILD Flowers Of 2023 In Central New Hampshire — ‘Coltsfoot’, Which, Alas, Is Invasive.

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by Anura Guruge
on April 4, 2023

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5 days ago, i.e., March 30, 2023, I had seen my very 1st outdoor flowers on 2023. But, those that had been planted. These, I saw today, were wild (& invasive, to boot, as I later found out).

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Given that we still have quite a bit of deep snow cover I had not expected to encounter any wildflowers today. So, I was both surprised & happy to see them. I have before, in previous years, seen & photographed them. But, in those years I can’t recall ever identifying them as the first wildflowers of Spring.

I found these in a place I had not associated with them before. One of my many ‘secret’ places. This place is indeed quite secluded. Slightly off the beaten track. It is an abandoned housing estate with a HUGE man-made mound. These were on the side of that mound. There is a fair amount of vegetation around the mound. Very few people visit this site & they, always, stick to the one, short paved road. I walk the rest of the area. That is how I found these.

I had to look them up using Google ‘lens’.

Now that I know what they are, I will go looking for more tomorrow. Once place, by the side of the road, I want to check. That is where I have seen these before.