Spring has Sprung!

One afternoon in late February I was walking through Princes Street Gardens, as I often do, only that day flowers caught my eye.  The Gardens are tiered and at first I could only see a few flowers, but as I walked towards the lower part of the garden, I gasped in wonderment at the breathtaking array of crocuses in bloom.  I simply stared at so lavish a display of beauty. I couldn't get my mind around how many crocuses there were!  Because they don't have to push through snow in Scotland, they literally carpeted the slope.  The following Sunday I returned to the Gardens armed with my camera and below are a few of my favourite snapshots.

A riot of crocuses.  The taller green bunches are the daffodils just coming up.

My favourite are the lilac crocuses because I think they look like they've been painted.

No flowers were harmed during the taking of this photo. 

I am very proud of this shot, as I took it by accident!  It looked so amazing that I did another, pictured below.  The Scot Monument is in the background.