A patch of yellow crocus were planted on a low hill in the back yard. They were just beginning to bloom here in mid winter as spring approached.

Three orange crocus blooms were about to open in the mini-beast, a circular raised garden in the back yard.

A patch of orange crocus flowers were about to bloom in the mini-beast, a circular raised garden in the back yard.

A patch of white crocus flowers only had one white bloom in the area next to the path between the shed and the raised vegetable garden.

Several crocus had been planted next to the path opposite the shed and next to the raised vegetable garden. A lone pale-yellow bloom caused a smile on a cold winter morning half way along the bitter wait for spring.