Early Spring Crocus
by Tami Quigley
Title
Early Spring Crocus
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography ~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.”
~ John Muir
~1838-1914
What a joyful sight to see these early bloomers enthusiastically reach toward the rays of the evening sun on the second day of spring ~ March 21, 2021 ~ spring has finally sprung after a long winter!
These lavender Early Spring Crocuses were showing off their simple beauty in the early evening along the Ironton Rail Trail, which loops more than nine miles through Whitehall Township, the Borough of Coplay and North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
Because of their very early bloom time, these blooming crocuses are often considered the first sign of spring, a cheery welcome to warmer weather!
Growing from bulb-like structures called corms, crocuses are low-growing perennial plants from the Iris family. They can often be seen peeking up through the snow well before any other flowers appear on the landscape. Bloom colors on the tube-shaped flowers include mauve, lavender, and yellow.
The Ironton Railroad was a shortline railroad in Lehigh County. Originally built in 1861 to haul iron ore and limestone to blast furnaces along the Lehigh River, traffic later shifted to carrying Portland Cement when local iron mining declined in the early 20th century. Much of the railroad had already been abandoned when it became part of Conrail in 1976, and the last of its trackage was removed in 1984.
In 1996, Whitehall Township purchased 9.2 miles of the right-of-way from Conrail, transforming it into the Ironton Rail Trail.
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Comments (21)
Tami Quigley
Many thanks Nina Prommer for the feature in ART ~ It Is Good For You, much appreciated!
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Tami Quigley
Many thanks for the features, much appreciated! Dora Sofia Caputo, Visions of Spring ~ Glances of Summer; and Janis Vaiba, Just Perfect!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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