Finally, some signs of spring!

[kat]

Yay! Lovely!

[Iguanasan]

Thanks, Kat.

[Doug L]

Also really like shot #2. Beautifully composed, nicely focused, and good detail in the white petals.

[XPWizard]

Nice colour and detail Iggy.

[Iguanasan]

Thanks, Doug.

Thanks, XPWizard

[Barefoot]

I don't know what the purple is, but I sure do like it. Undoubtably, it couldn't be found in our zone.

Real nice shots, iggy. Real nice.

[Iguanasan]

Thank you very much, Barefoot. Both of these are local examples of crocuses (croci). We generally get white, purple, and yellow around here.

[Mad Aussie]

Always makes me giggle as the Canadian winter ends and you lot go all gaga over flowers

[Iguanasan]

Always makes me giggle as the Canadian winter ends and you lot go all gaga over flowers

I wish I could sympathize with your giggling.. :P Fall is pretty and colourful. Fresh snow and ice in early and mid winter can be beautiful. But during the last 6 to 8 weeks the snow has mostly gone away. Everything is dead, brown, grey, or black. You go to work in the dark and you come home in the dark. It gets really freakin' depressing. Seeing the flowers starting to bloom with the longer daylight hours really picks up the spirit.

[Mad Aussie]

I wish I could sympathize with your giggling.. :P Fall is pretty and colourful. Fresh snow and ice in early and mid winter can be beautiful. But during the last 6 to 8 weeks the snow has mostly gone away. Everything is dead, brown, grey, or black. You go to work in the dark and you come home in the dark. It gets really freakin' depressing. Seeing the flowers starting to bloom with the longer daylight hours really picks up the spirit.

Yeh I know why it excites you lot each year ... it's just so alien to me. In NZ the ark of the sun was lower than at home and made a huge difference to the daylight. I can only imagine what it's like on planet Canada during winter.