Crocus 2

Beacon Hill Park has yellow crocuses as well as mauve.

Crocuses

So I went down to Beacon Hill Park this afternoon to see if there were any crocuses and look what I found.

Priming the Pump!

Well, it wasn't snowing today - but there was lots of damp grey rain so here is another from the archives - this photo was taken in February 2013 in Beacon Hill Park and as soon as the weather permits I'll be down there to see how the crocuses are doing this year. (Does anyone know what "priming the pump" means any more? In this case, I'm hoping I can hurry spring along by posting a photo of some crocuses.)

Crocuses

Well, plum and cherry blossoms are fine but nothing says spring to me quite like the glorious purple of crocuses.

Crocus Focus

Spring greetings from the Victoria Daily Crocus....

More Crocuses

These colours are wonderfully refreshing after the browns and grays of autumn and winter. Beacon Hill Park is looking good.

Crocuses

Seeing Fern's photo of snowdrops a few days ago reminded me that I had not checked Beacon Hill Park for spring flowers yet this year. It has been so mild lately that it seems that spring has already arrived and the glorious burst of crocuses pictured above would seem to confirm it. These are planted crocuses in beds but the escaped crocuses are also peeping out all over the park and we'll have a look at them tomorrow.

Crocuses

Another favourite harbinger of spring, these crocuses are popping up in gardens all over the city. Their brilliant yellows and purples always remind me of Easter and I wonder if the association of those colours with Easter is because of the flowers or for some other reason.

More Crocuses

I'm hoping visitors will forgive me for posting more photos of crocuses but I have an excuse: I'm leaving tomorrow before sunrise for over 24 hours of airplanes and airports. I'll be gone for about a month so I am a little bit busy today. Besides, can there ever be too many crocuses? In case you missed my earlier post, I'll be in India while I'm away from here. Victoria Daily Photo will be in the capable hands of my daughter, Fern Long. Enjoy!

Crocuses

Around this time of year Beacon Hill Park starts to erupt with flowers, a cascade that will carry on until autumn comes again. These crocuses in their brilliant purple, yellow and white always remind me of Easter. They are a sure sign that winter is coming to an end.

Crocuses

The City Daily Photo Blog context is very comfortable to work within. One can look at those things that make one's city unique and identifiable but one is also free to examine those things that are more universal. I've tended to focus more on Victoria-specific subjects and in this second year of blogging I want to try my hand at subjects that, while they are set in Victoria, are not unique or specific to Victoria. I am also interested in making pictures rather than just taking pictures. For me this means more effort spent in setting up the photo before clicking the shutter but also doing a little more work after the shutter has been clicked.