Small Things, Small Doings
February 25, 2014
“Small things, small doings, train our powers of observation . . . Not all of nature’s book is writ large; the fine print is quite as interesting, and it is this that trains the eye.”
— John Burroughs, from The Writings of John Burroughs, “In Field and Wood”
Patches of purple and white crocuses
The first of our year’s flowers are those short ones that hug the ground — the snowdrops, dwarf irises, crocuses. The small things. The small doings of nature. How we welcome them after the long winter.
Watercolor sketch of crocuses
Another watercolor sketch of crocuses
Crocus collage
Rosemary's Blog 
February 25, 2014 at 9:01 am
this made me think how wondrous things can be that the smallest daintiest flowers are the bravest to emerge into the cold air and brighten our world
February 25, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Life-giving. Thanks, John
February 26, 2014 at 2:20 pm
The single flower by the wall is wonderful. That little bloom looks for all the world as though it’s resting on the wall, grateful as it can be for a little sunshine.
February 28, 2014 at 10:51 am
Gorgeous!