Snowdrops, the Sequel. Also, Crocuses!

To anyone wanting to know...yes, the snowdrops look to be in fine condition, even those that I hadn't yet seen yesterday, and therefore hadn't covered with snow.  So single-digit temps with below-zero windchill is NOT a problem.

Persian Crocus 3.11

Discovered some little ferny green tufts of what I have always called Persian Crocus--I wonder why I think that is the right name?--more correctly referred to as Snow Crocus, or C. chrysanthus.  They are short, and the bloom is about the size of a small jelly bean, and I really like them; lots of tiny blooms in pale, pearly colors that look great against the dark ground.  [I like jelly beans a lot, too.]  I would show you a picture of them from my favorite plants/bulbs supplier, but right at the moment Bluestone Perennials, http://www.bluestoneperennials.com, isn't showing pictures of their spring-flowering bulbs (since you would have had to plant them last fall).  I've been ordering from them for 15+ years, and they are wonderful; also in a good climate zone (Ohio) for Northeast gardens. Finally, here is a picture taken a few days ago of the Persian Crocuses...
 

Lots of juncos zooming through the yard.  They keep looking for food on the deck banister...so, OK, I caved in and put out some crunched-up Kashi Autumn Wheat.  This is their favorite food; I know I probably shouldn't give them this, but they won't eat flax seeds, for example; they just kick it off the railing...