{"id":557,"date":"2017-01-30T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=557"},"modified":"2017-01-30T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:33:00","slug":"blooming-snowdrops-are-ready-for-spring-instead-of-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"Blooming Snowdrops Are Ready for Spring Instead of Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a rule, I look for <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galanthus\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Galanthus\">snowdrops<\/a>, signs of <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narcissus_%28plant%29\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Narcissus (plant)\">daffodils,<\/a> and crocuses around Valentine&#39;s Day. Something made me check my favorite spots for early sighting this weekend. Here&#39;s what I saw.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c8cfb3d0970b-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6660\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c8cfb3d0970b img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b7c8cfb3d0970b-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_6660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Snowdrops in bloom in January.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d259f80f970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6629\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d259f80f970c img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d259f80f970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_6629\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daffodil sprouts breaking through the mulch in a protected sunny spot. The grassy crocus sprigs that are usually nearby in this garden were not evident as of today.<\/p>\n<p>With <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snow_flurry\" rel=\"wikipedia noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Snow flurry\">snow flurries<\/a> possible tomorrow night, these early bloomers may have a cold night or two.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">to click over to Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/> from here to support this site!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"250\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=gift_certificates&amp;banner=127JF9E4530CSFRCY4R2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=ADJGHXP6KLUUZMKI\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Words: Penny Cherubino<br \/>Photography: \u00a9 2017 Penny Cherubino&#0160;&#0160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you spotted spring blooms in your neighborhood?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,964,1372],"tags":[4612,4608,4616,4615,4618,4617,4611,4613,4609,4614,4610,4237],"class_list":["post-557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boston101","category-city-life","category-nature","tag-bloom","tag-blooming-snowdrops-are-ready-for-spring-instead-of-snow","tag-crocus","tag-daffodil","tag-flurries","tag-gardens","tag-january","tag-plants","tag-sightings","tag-sprouts","tag-valentines-day","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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