Just on Friday, four days ago, three days before this image I took yesterday, I posted a shot of our pitiful crocus shoots poking up above the cold ground, and made some kind of disparaging remark about how late the spring has been in Maine. Oh me of little faith. I completely forgot how fast crocus are! Those tiny little shoots, three days later, are full flowered and beautiful (and already home, as you see in the image, to what appears to be a honey bee). Not that the crocus completely redeem the spring. While they bring spring more or less on schedule, they are no match for the March 23 blooming of the crocus last year!

Canon SX50HS. Telephoto macro. 1200mm equivalent field of view from about 5 feet. f6.5 @ 1/160th @ ISO 320. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, sharpness, and color balance.