Crocuses are back!

First crocuses of the spring. Every year they emerge from the same spot on our front lawn.

I adore these tiny purple flowers. They are lovely. but it’s what they symbolize that I love most:

The emerging of spring.
A return to long, warm days.
Baseball.
Golf.
The promise of summer.
Renewal.

A few years ago, I stepped outside and saw the crocuses for the first time. I returned inside to grab my phone to take a photo, and by the time I returned, a neighborhood kid had torn them up with glee.

Children possess zero sentimentality.