The wind was biting when I left work. The office buildings funnel and accelerate it. I hurried a few blocks, warming up from the inside as the wind subsided on the outside. The second half of my walk was down the gradual slope from Georgia Avenue to Sligo Creek, under almost clear blue skies.
A little color in one of the yards caught my attention. Could the crocus be coming up already? Indeed - poking light purple blooms an inch or two above the grass. Across the street, a little farther down, yellow blossoms of Eranthis covered the ground and when I reached the wooded area near the house, I saw clusters of white flowers from another plant that I've seen in the park but don't know the name of.
It must have been a few days since I walked that way, or all these flowers popped out at once. It was nice to see them, another reminder, like the lengthening days and the singing cardinals, that even though it still feels like winter, spring is on the way.
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