Before I kvell about this year's grand opening of the first crocus, I need to add a little truth in advertising. First, I noticed this delightful yellow blossom yesterday... but I didn't have the right lens handy to take an adequate picture. Today, however, I came prepared with the telephoto and dSLR so I'm happy to offer the result—which brings me to Truthful Point Number Two: this isn't one of my crocuses. The ones in my garden are, if the weather holds up, about a day or two from blooming. This one, however, is basking in the pure sunshine and is warmed by the heat absorbed and radiated by the cellar stones of an old house I walk by on my cardiac trekking route. The foundation-crafted microclimate gives these flowers a bit of a head start over mine, but, soon enough, I'll have blooms to savor, too.