ICE MAVENS

Croci are your friends ... especially for spring-lovers.

This last storm that dumped a bit more snow on us was depressing, so I was thrilled when I saw the little yellow and purple flowers pop up in my beds. Last fall I thought the hungry squirrels had dug up all the bulbs, but it looks like they missed a few.

I love the flowers' determination.

Kind of like the post office motto: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds."

Well, they just delivered a whole lot of smiles at my house.

Now I'm worried global warming will kill that first taste of spring. It's enough to make you go postal!