It was in the upper sixties today. It might have even hit 70. As I went out to call in Edward Scissorhands, I noticed that the daffodils along the east wall of the house have begun to bloom, and I can see the heads of the lily plants poking out of the earth.
Somewhere back in my archives there is an entry or twelve on Scilla, a tiny blue flowered bulb that blooms early in the season. Last week I noticed a sea of thin green leaves around the base of one of the trees in the grove, and today the flowers had opened. Here's a good picture of scilla thanks to the University of Illinois.
I went back through my archives, and was interested to see that the squill bloomed much earlier in some years than others. This must have been a tough winter, with all the snow and cold.
And, we have at least one Rufous-Sided Towhee! Welcome back little bird!
Wow! A towhee! One would think that we would have them since our woods is perfect habitat; but, we don't. Thanks for including the link to the photo of the scilla. From the description, I was thinking that it was one of the weeds that I fight. I'll go back to thinking my weed is some sort of mint run amok since it does not match your scilla.