Bulbs

Bulbs... Last year it was the squirrels that did them in. This year, it might be the unusual weather, although nothing has died yet.

I took a look around the yard today, checking for evidence of squirrels digging. I was surprised to find that a good number of bulbs have already sprouted, including some crocuses (Croci? What's the correct plural form?) that I thought had been destroyed by the squirrels last year. This is four weeks too soon, following an unusually warm and rainy January. Now that their leaves are poking above ground, they're vulnerable to a good cold snap. And, of course... squirrels.