Tulip

Single glorious tulip growing near railway tracks.  I was drawn to the intense colour of it's interior.

Floral Sunshine

Forsythia - sunshine in petal form.

Budding Forth

From the never-ending rain of winter in Vancouver, comes the beginning of the parade of green.

The Crocus

 The humble, lovely crocus. 

Snowdrops in January

I love snowdrops ... here in Vancouver, the days tend toward dark and rainy (and rarely snowy), and it's infinitely refreshing to see these pure white beauties appear.  It means spring has arrived, and the crocuses and daffodils are not far behind.  And I love finding them like this, dripping from the heavy mist of spring.  

These are tiny fairy lanterns emerging from winter's gloom.

Photographed January 31, 2010.

Catkins

One of the earliest floral harbingers of spring - yellow catkins blowing in the breeze. 

Photographed in late January 2010, in Vancouver.