March 17, 2003
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Crocus
Chaque année les crocus fleurissent dans ma pelouse . Je m ' émerveille devant ces merveilleux et éphémères bouquets . Ils symbolisent pour moi le triomphe de la vie et de l ' amour sur la mort .
Bouquet naturel de crocus . Natural bouquet of crocuses . photo taken by Michel Fauquet .march 2003
Every year the crocuses are blooming in my lawn . These wonderful and ephemeral bouquets amaze me . They symbol for me the triumph of the life and love against the death .
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beautiful flowers, and my favorite color, too!
Bellissimo.......Beautiful. Have a wonderful day my friend.
such an amazing badge of life... really beautiful bouquet, Michel! Seems like Spring is real renewing up there in the North! Enjoy
Thanks for sharing!
Mine have been blooming too. A sign spring is around the corner. My yellow ones bloomed first and now my purple ones are blooming.
c'est tellement beau.
ici il y a seulement un peu du neige.
they are very beautiful michel!!! and they are a wonderful sign that spring is close at hand! have a wonderful week!
En effet, ils sont très beaux.
Indeed, they are very beautiful.
wow... very beautiful
They are so beautiful, I can hardly wait to see mine. I am afraid mine are now under about 3 feet of snow. Most of mine are purple, which are my favorite ones.
Thanks for the picture preview of this beautiful flower. It made my day.
Have a great week!!!
Love
Edie Rose
Ah! Rejoice in the newness of life!!! Once again, rejoice!!! How tender and beautiful a reminder of the Creator's love for His children!
Love crocus' - they are one of my faves along with daffodils and a sign and spring has sprung.
ahh, la beaute des fleurs... si merveilleuse.
- kymmie
beautiful
How lovely!
Quelle merveilleuse image Michel! C'est bon de savoir que quelque part le printemps commence. Nous avons encore un bon 6 ou 7 pouces de neiges a se debarrasse.
Happy St. Patty's day!
Crocuses are so beautiful! In a few weeks we will be seeing them here and they will be very welcome.
J'aime ces fleurs, aussi.
PSU stands for Pennsylvania State University, where a bunch of my friends are at school...also known as Penn State, and just plain State. sorry i was confusing!
le triomphe du printemps, aussi.
those are so lovely. just like you!
I remember well the crocuses blooming in my husband's parents lawn. Thank you for reminding me of this on a day we toast the Irish, as my dear mother-in-law was, indeed, a Wild Irish Rose, God rest her soul. Wishing you peace and love!
Thats such a lovely picture... and beautiful words to go with it too... thanks for sharing
Crocus was my Mother's favorite flower
Happy St. Patrick's Day. And thank you so much, Michel for your thoughts. 
and {{{hugs}}}
So beautiful
You have a beautiful bouquet of crocus. My grandchildren picked mine and brought them to me.
...ah, your photographer skills are shining in this photo, Michel! Beautiful photo - you captured the perfect lighting! Makes my heart sing for life and love.
MuSe
Those are so beautiful!! Visions of light and hope
Thank you for posting the picture and thank you also for the compliment on my profile picture 
Hugs to you my friend!
Such a beautiful announcement of Spring!
I have a tub full of purple crocuses planted by my husband-special memories. There are huge big white ones in the garden too. If you are short of something to do I have a big garden and need help
Yes Mum could do with the help as since the weather has gone warm so quickly everything is growing fast . Some day I will get her to take photos of the garden .Yes spring is finally here
I watch the Paris- Nice cycle race at the weekend . I love watching the spring races
oh là... les fleurs sont très jolies...
mike
Wow, what a gorgeous photo Michel! Crocuses are such a nice reminder that springtime's on the way, aren't they?
We saw these petite fleurs in the park near by. This is a sure sign of Spring.
and what beautiful crocuses you have!
Michel, the crocus' are so beautiful, they almost don't look real. They are gorgeous!! We had rain here all weekend long so didn't get to go out to garden but, my lilac tree is blooming while not having any real leaves yet, I have 1 pink tulip (out of how many that I planted), & my wisteria tree is sure to be resplendent this year!!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you & yes, I do have some Irish blood (my Mother was a Buchanan!!)
ahhhhhhh the crocus is a beauty!!! I will love to come and see all your beautiful flowers. I shall tell Mike we have to come in the spring so they will be in bloom.
muchos abrazos,
Deb
Sadly my crocus has finished blooming for this spring. The late daffodills and the first tulips are now blooming. I have also roses and primroses. It is good to see so many flowers after the winter.
Carol
There is still much snow on the ground: I hope the flowers will come soon!
Lovely flowers, nearly didn't check, you are posting more lately. I have been so busy this week and I get washed out after a day out ,so have been lazy and annoyed at all this war talk, so I am saying no more on the matter. Love marjie. Glad you liked the card.
Those flowers are beautiful.
J'aime bien les fleurs...printemps est ici!
The renewal of life in a bloom....so precious and my favorite color!
Absolutely gorgeous flowers Michel!
. I love their beautiful colours 
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Thanks for your very nice comments on my pictures!
Beautiful flowers. I love spring. I can't wait for the flowers to start blooming here in Kansas......buds are on the trees so it shouldn't be long now. Thanks for sharing the picture!
They are our first sign of Spring and I welcome them with open arms!
o michel, i do so enjoy your blog. it is always a spot of brightness in my day. your communication displays that you have a great love in your heart. God Bless You today and always.
I envy the way you put words and pictures together. Guy
très belle fleurs et très belle photo aussi!
Ton gazon est vert! Je suis jelous!!
a wonderful photograph!
I love flowers. They bring such assurance of renewal. Pray for our soldiers around the world that the confrontation will be quick with very little loss of life. zera
Oh, how beautiful! Soon we will have them here, too!
That picture is beautiful it almost looks like a postcard. Take care and May God Bless You.
SO BEAUTIFUL, MY BUTTERCUP,S ARE BLOOMING! IM SO HAPPY TO SEE SIGN,S OF SPRING. HUGS FANCY
How wonderful...
Have a great day
comme ils sont beaux
The earth smiles! @-}-}--
They are breathtaking and so perfect!! I think about the properties of color as I look at this picture. I'm thinking about the "color wheel". Who discovered that yellow was opposite on the color wheel from purple?? Who discovered that they are what we call "complimentary colors"?? That the mix of the two colors cause a vibration in the light spectrum....
Apparently God knew it all along. And we have come up with a shallow theory on why.
These crocuses show God's mastery of color. A miracle!!
First off, I am sooo sorry I missed your birthday, I am so amazed at the age. If I may say so. . . . you definitely do not look your age! Here is a little something I just put together for you, I wish it were more, it appears I missed quite a few birthdays, much to my dismay.
Those crocus are beautiful. To me the meaning you give to them is even more beautiful and definitely understandable. Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! ! Forgive me for not being by sooner to wish you a wonderful birthday and many more to come. Love and many hugs! May God bless your life tenfold! ! ! ! !
Beautiful! I have never seen crocuses before--here we have much different flowers. The bouquet of crocuses seems to be in a heart shape!
wow, tres belle.... mais, they are blooming already??? peut-etre c'est un peu plus chaud en france, je pense...
quel beau photo! Tu es un artiste, tu sais? Tu dois les printer est faire les cartes pour vendre!
Merci for sharing!
Hugs,
Clementine
Comming here and seeing your beautiful posts and pictures reminds me of the purpose of life. I too love flowers, and in some ways they cause me to think of the experience of life itself; Some say what we seek is purpose – meaning in life. Perhaps what we really seek is the experience, in itself, of being alive.
To me, the perfect logical function is implicit to the most basic structure of the universe: the mind of God.
Indeed, if we were truly born tabula rasa, and the manifestation of what we are is through immediate experience only, logically, how could we grow intellectually at all? As for the passage of time, both relative and absolute; I think it goes without saying that logic is moot without an underlying media of actualization. Time is the substrate for the evolution of cognition and the expression of beauty.
Thank you for your comment, I need all the hope I can get. Am very troubled by current events, as I'm sure most people are. Looking at your crocuses again made me smile.
Your pictures always make me happy and remind me of the joys of life.
Thank you for sharing the beauty!
i have never seen flowers such as those before, they are absolutely beautiful!
thanks for sharing such a beautiful photo! 
What marvelous flowers. With such beauty in the world it is hard to accept the anger and death that is imminent! Love to you my friend
Great photo!
Beautiful flowers!! I think now above all other times we need to see beautiful,peaceful things
Merci Michel pour le bouquet d'espoir.
-- Lise
Beautiful flowers.
It's so nice that spring is arriving for you there in France, too! It seems that our climates aren't so different. And once again, little Sarah steals my heart! She enjoys the company of her grandfather, doesn't she!?
"Triomphe de la vie"--c'est bien dit. Les belles fleurs sont une signe d'éspoir (comme mon arbre). Nous attendons pour le printemps d'une humanité nouvelle.
Oh, they are beautiful!!! I have taken some photos of Crocuses here in Holland...I just love them! I hope I am here to see some tulips, but I fear I might be home before they come out.
Those are gorgeous!!!! Thanks for the little bit of spring. I am afraid spring is still a few weeks away for us, even if the calender says it is today
Les fleurs sont tres jolis! J'aime les fleurs. Il devrait plus fleurs dans le monde
Oh how beautiful!!!! I can't wait for everything to be in bloom here. I absolutely love spring! It's a time of year that seems to just make people happy.
Those crocuses are beautifull my friend!!
I can't wait to see some around here... soon, I know its soon!!
Stopping by to say hello
I hope you are having a great week Michel!! Hugs 
C~
Joyeux Anniversaire Michel!!! Je vous souhaite plusieurs plus d'annees de bonne sante et du meilleur. Les fleurs ici m'ont laisse essoufflee.
vous avez toujours quelque chose d'impressionante a montrer.
beautiful.............
namaste
Avec tout le persone qui lit ton xanga tu ma remarquer, merci! C'est pourca le monde t'aime. Spinksy, mon amie et ma voisine me recomonde a toi. J'habite au Canada, dans Nouvelle Ecosse. Mon mari est Francophone (au Quebec) et je prend un course de Francais. Merci pour ton superb site!
Oh my heck, what beautiful flowers! I wish I could come see and smell them. I bet they are even more breathtaking in person! This beautiful picture uplifted my spirits as I have been very down lately with America going to war. All the disturbing images are being publically televised and it's almost too much to take. I really hope that things get better around here. I wish I could come live in France! I hope all is well with you. Much love and God bless
~OxOxSavannahxOxO~
What a gorgeous photo! Oh Michel, great work there. I love a man who likes to garden. Something about such strong hands caring for and growing something that is so delicate and beautiful.
Take care my friend!!!
"triumph of love against death"... beautiful words for a beautiful photo...
your site is so great. i'm studying french starting sunday. i think your site will be a really great help. thanks...
Beautiful, these crocusses!
Beautiful!
Are the crocuses croaking? Or cussing? Neither! They're merely crisscrossing the land with irrepressible beauty!
Wonderful!!!
They're in my garden too, and the little narcissus...wonderful!
Huggssss
Still a most beautiful blog, Michel! Your words are pure poetry with the picture. I am now running on a brand new computer. I just got 2 days ago a brand new Dell 2350 tower with 2.0 ghz, and 512 mb DDR SDRam along with a cd burner. I am looking forward to a better connection so I can check out how well these things all load now that I have more speed to my computer. Hmmm am hoping I will see it. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend my friend! Much love and many hugs! ! ! ! ! You are right, by the way, France has always and forever backed up the US, this I will never forget, no matter what you are always our allies. I love you all! Take care of yourselves I may take weekend off. I am getting too snippity, I think.
Thank you for your comments on mine - which I found very encouraging. Is Xanga a tool for world peace? It is better to communicate with people on Xanga than to shout at the television screen! Your crocuses look lovely. Many daffodils are flowering over here. Tom
Cher Michel, merci pour tes commentaires à propos de mirroir ... Non, je ris jamais ton anglais. Tu écrit si bien. Mon francais, par contraire, est peut-être un peu ridiculeux,
!!! Mais j'aime bien pratiquer! Bon weekend, mon ami!
really b'tiful Michel...Have a nice Weekend
I Love them and I love the way you take the picture.
I was sure to have written a comment,but probaly I did not send him.
Have a big ,happy weekend in the sun. (Working in the garden?)
Carlo
Answer to Carlo : yes I was working in the vegetable garden on this Saturday afternoon .
Michel
A very beautiful photo, Michel. Spring is here! Cheers, Neil
let me see if i get this right.. first level french and all.. but
tu aimes travaille dan la jardin?
Beautiful! Mine are still hiding under the snow, but not for long!
they are so beautiful. i wish i could grow some where we live. but there are too many deers roaming around the hills that surround us. they ate our roses
Those are beautiful flowers! You are such a great photographer!!! I wish I had some yard space to grow flowers. I have indoor plants is all. Flowers don't do so well indoors though.
Hope you are having the BEST weekend!
Les fleurs sont magnifiques! Oui, j'ai déjà acheté ma boucle, mais c'est le carat 1/2 moins que celui j'a montré dans l'image. Merci pour s'arrêter près!
Just stopped by to say thank-you for your kind words about my daughters puppy. We are keeping our fingers crossed. Take care.
have a great week, michel
Thank you so much for the Anniversary wishes.
But most of all, thank you for your kind comments on all my writing.
This is such a beautiful picture!!! Thanks for sharing it!
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beautiful! very lovely!
*emma
Great contrast on the photo! Keep up the good work.
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