Sunday, April 19, 2009

Purple Crocus

A bright purple crocus, lit by the sun from behind
It's spring up on the hill!

Now it's really spring -- the crocuses are out! This lovely purple one was blooming up on Quincy Hill. I caught it in the late afternoon when the sunlight was lighting it up from behind. We still have plenty of ice and snow, but not too much more is falling -- until of course the traditional graduation day blizzard.

3 comments:

LisaNewton said...

Wow, what perfect lighting. You did a great job here...........:)

Plus, purple is my favorite color.

Summer said...

Gorgeous photo. One of my favorite flowers, by virtue of being the first of season. Later in the season it gets overshadowed, but this view gives the little purple princess the recognition it deserves;-)

DC said...

@LisaNewton: thanks! :) Of course, these are all gone gone gone now, after our 10 inches of snow yesterday...

@Summer: Yeah, I love the crocuses. They just pop up everywhere around here! These are going to be overshadowed by irises in a while, which should be good for photos too...