After the Croci

This Monday morning dawned cold but bright, with prisms being cast upon my wall. 

Yesterday was not so fine, also cold but overcast and windy and miserable for walking. However, when we checked out the crocus patch by the abandoned building, we were delighted to find a profusion of squill/scillia. So although the croci are pretty well done for the year, the squill are spreading their joy.

Part of one patch but there was another patch as well.

The squill flowers are smaller than a fingernail, but pictures had to be taken. They won't be sharp in the stiff breezes, but soft focus has its own charm.

If you go back up to the first photo, you may see some purple flowers to the right and back. They are somewhat larger than the striped flowers, but they are also a type of squill. (In both images the common names are at the top and the proper Latin designation at the bottom, but you probably have to enlarge the photo to see the Latin versions. Of course, I can only rely on the iPhone's ID,)

On somewhat miserable morning, we were quite chuffed and charmed to find these little beauties gracing an otherwise forlorn piece of property.