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The crocuses are blooming at the Steffen house in Alpine Township. The first one that I saw opened up was on Tuesday – this pic. was from Wednesday. The pic. above shows daffodils at my house, a good ...

The cheer-up power of the crocus is extraordinary. Few other spring flowers are so quick to unfurl their petals, even in weak sunshine, and the resulting blast of colour is impressive from such little ...