By Monty Siekerman
Spring begins at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, but there are few signs of Spring this year, and several chances of snow the next few days doesn’t bode well for Spring’s appearance anytime soon.

However, the camera did catch a few crocus in bloom on Monday at a home on East Lehr Avenue. You’ll also notice a daffodil bud in the upper left hand corner of the picture.

An old lady planted crocus and early tulips at this home many years ago. She has since passed away. Now the house is a student rental where the flowers are never tended to. However, Spring bulbs—crocus, tulips, hyacinths, daffs—seem to grow and bloom each Spring, even at abandoned farm houses.

Those who plant Spring bulbs (you plant them in the fall) often worry about cold weather in late spring. Cold temps, even snow, don’t affect Spring bulbs, no need to cover them up.

Only extreme, unseasonable cold might damage the plant some, mostly by turning the leaves yellow or brown, but they’ll survive.  Although it’s on the cool side now, it won’t be long before the bulbs are in full bloom in town and on the campus, a welcome sight.