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spring awakening . . . | uwhe-arts

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crocus bed

by Denny Bitte

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In the realm of Azura Isle, where the sea's embrace met the land, there lived a spirited soul named Violette. Her hair, a cascade of twilight hues, was the isle's whispering legend, each strand a tale of the dusk and dawn entwined.

Violette's days were spent beneath the sun, where the sky met the horizon in an endless kiss. Her bikini, the color of blooming orchids, was adorned with the golden kisses of the island's famed crocus flowers. A single hibiscus flower perched behind her ear, a vibrant contrast to her whimsical locks.

She had a charm that danced with the breeze, and eyes that spoke of a thousand uncharted waters. With a smile that could coax the shyest creature from its shell, Violette was known to all as the isle's heart, the rhythm to which the waves themselves swayed.

Today, she stood at the edge of the water, a symphony of movement, the embodiment of Azura's spirit. With every gaze into the distance, she wove a dream of sails unfurling and adventures untold, her heart a compass to the unknown.

A scene of the beach on Azura Isle.

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spring morning

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Crocus

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Colchicum autumnale (autumn crocus)

The pink petals of this beautiful autumn crocus take in the last rays of the sun. The leaves of this plant emerge in the spring but then die back, and only the flowers appear in the fall. We grew autumn crocuses in our garden for decades but an individual plant only lives for five years, and none have showed up this autumn. Luckily, I ran into this lovely specimen in a neighbor's rock garden. Now that's what I call Pinkolicious!

Be forewarned, unlike 'true' crocuses (one of which we get saffron from), the autumn crocus is deadly poisonous. Not recommended for gardeners who have kids or pets.

[gbiechele]

First Flowers

Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 58mm f/1.2 Sony A7

[21st-century-ninja]

Anyone order a Korean Sora 👀

Insp. by @usachxxn’s Indian Sora!

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[besidethepath]

The first day of metereological spring

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[lewerta]

Soft light kisses blooming crocuses.

Photos by Denny Bitte

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 5 October 2024

In my friend‘s old cottage garden on Orkney this cultivar, probably of Colchicum autumnale 'Pleniflorum' (meadow saffron, autumn crocus, fog crocus, meadow crocus, Michaelmas crocus, upstart), has been here for decades in a sheltered border. This cormous herbaceous perennial flowers in the autumn and will produce large leaves in the spring.

Jill Raggett

[meolog]

Es ist Poesie in allen Dingen, jedem Schlaf und jedem Sein – ihr Mögliches zu besingen ist nichts zu klein.

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Crocus