Snow is rapidly melting with hearty thanks to our sixty plus degree temperatures the past two days. In the wake we are discovering little shoots all over the property spring forth with life, including these sweet little yellow flowers that fill a bed just behind the house and are scattered here and there in other parts of the yard. If you recognize these, please feel free to comment with their name. I think they are some type of crocus, though I'm not familiar with them, they are very, very low to the ground, shorter than other crocuses I've come in contact with and the flowers themselves are a little smaller. We've also found what I believe are snowdrops and one little purple flowering plant that looks like a teeny tiny iris. Who needs to wait for April showers and the resulting May flowers when we've got these?