The fig buttercup grows within a rotted tree stump.
A rebirth after the harsh winter.
Spring has not let me down. It came back to visit me once again.
My life will now be lived in the warmth of yellow. Happiness is golden and it grows from the earth.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleMelissa, I can’t begin to tell you how beautiful this is, and how much it means to me. It was indeed a harsh winter, one of the harshest. There were times I wasn’t sure I would make it through until spring. Yet, as you so aptly put it, spring has not let me down. “My life will now be lived in the warmth of yellow.” I feel like hanging a sign on… Read more »
This comment touched my heart Julie. Thank you so much for your words. The winter was a tough one for me. I’m glad we all made it through!
Beautiful photograph and such a lovely, hopeful sentiment Melissa 🙂
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI’m glad you enjoyed it Carrie. Thank you for your comment.
Lovely, because it shows the habitat. We have those here too – I know them as lesser celandine.
Thanks Susan!
Yes, that would be the actual name of this particular invasive species. But we have always called them “Fig buttercups.” Such a bright, beautiful shade of yellow. ?
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleLovely picture and such a nice message. I learned a lesson from it.
I’m glad you enjoyed it Lotchie!
You’re welcome, Melissa.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI love the contrast of colors between the intensely yellow buttercup and and the dark brownish tree stump. Spring is something miraculous!
It truly is Christer! It is so nice to see colours again.
Hi Melissa, yes even in the coldest of winters our hearts are warmed by the thoughts of Spring, the season that gives hope?, and also the colour yellow speaks of the freshness and change in the air.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHi Eric, yes springtime makes me so happy. Especially after a cold, harsh Canadian winter. Thank you for the comment.
I am so happy that winter is over. The description is so beautiful and makes me smile.
I am so happy that it has made you smile! You made my day, thanks so much for your comment ? I hope the rest of your day remains yellow.
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