Won't be long now

wont be long now, originally uploaded by jahansell.

In about a month this will be a riot of yellow. The last few days have been warm, with lots of rain. The snow is nearly gone, perhaps for good. I see a few crocus tips, some bent and broken, pushing up through the heavy black mud. My yard is a marshland, the walk from car to door sloppy and treacherous. The air smells rich and minerally and the cat stands a the doorway, plotting her escape. I feel the same way.