LAST WEEKEND, MY DAFFODILS bloomed, bright and brilliant in the first blush of spring.
My daffodils, photographed Saturday afternoon, emerging from seven inches of disappearing snow.
Today they lie in a pathetic heap, heads bowed, even buried, in a veil of snow.
A tulip bud, bent to the snow.
Nearby, tulip buds droop, leaves splayed, vulnerable to the frigid air and the rough crystals of melting snow in this endless winter.
Determined day lilies.
In my backyard, determined day lilies soldier up through the snow.
Bendy raspberry branches in bud.
A stone’s throw away, wild raspberries defy the weather, arcing branches, buds unfurling into the promise of spring.
A raspberry bud unfurling.
Hope. I saw hope today that this longest of all winters may finally exit Minnesota.
© Copyright 2013 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
Recent Comments