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Grape Hyacinth (Muscari neglectum)
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Tulips
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Daffodil in the Rain
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Bicolor Grape Hyacinth
Muscari latifolium is not nearly as popular as the common grape hyacinth, M. neglectum, but it adds interest to an early-spring display.
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Two More Daffodils
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Fun with a Jeweler’s Loupe
A cell-phone camera has a very small lens. This can be a liability, but in some cases it can be an advantage. For example, the lens on a cheap phone is small enough to take pictures through a jeweler’s loupe. Above, flowers of Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica), with the edge of the loupe left in the picture as a kind of visual statement of the theme of this article. Actually, it’s easy to put the lens right in the middle of the loupe and not see the edges at all. Here are some of the other things you can see with a loupe and a cheap little cell-phone camera:
Lichen growing on a twig.
Moss on a log.
Chickweed (Stellaria media). For comparison, here is a fairly close photograph of the entire plant without the jeweler’s loupe:
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Forsythia
Blooming today in Polish Hill.
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The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, Tra La
A roundup of spring flowers blooming yesterday. Above, a purple crocus. Below, a yellow crocus.
Persian Speedwell (Veronica persica), a tiny weed with exquisite sky-blue flowers. 
A daffodil. 
More crocuses. 
Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta), a tiny cress that is one of the first flowers to bloom in late winter. -
Crocuses in the Rain
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Daffodil
