Spring is on its way at Anitas

Crocus-The sweetest spring flowers

While most of the Norwegian people go on winter holidays in the mountains, 

I prefer to experience spring in the city. 

It can be quite beautiful. Few people. Empty streets. 

Watch fishermen repairing their boats. 

The smell of tar and salt water. Take a walk in Botanisk garden-

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Tysbast

Daphne mezereum is very toxic because of the compounds mezerein and daphnin present especially in the berries and twigs. If poisoned, victims experience a choking sensation. Handling the fresh twigs can cause rashes and eczema in sensitive individuals. 

Despite this, it is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in gardens for its attractive flowers

Eranthis hyemalis, the winter aconite, 

Is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae,

 native to calcareous woodland habitats in France, 

Italy and the Balkans, and widely naturalized elsewhere in Europe

Colchicum autumnale — often called naked virgin or ageless in Norwegian, 

but also sometimes called "autumn crocus" (see the glossary there)

 — is a poisonous ornamental plant that is particularly important for the extraction of colchicine ("colchicine") — an important medicine for treatment of diseases 

such as gout and familial Mediterranean fever. 

Colchicum differs 

from crocus in that the flowers have six stamens as opposed 

to the three stamens of the crocus

SpringCrocus

They are low growing plants, whose flower stems remain underground, 

that bear relatively large white, yellow, orange or purple flowers 

and then become dormant after flowering. Many are cultivated for their flowers, 

appearing in autumn, winter, or spring. The flowers close at night 

and in overcast weather conditions. The crocus has been known throughout recorded history, 

mainly as the source of saffron. Saffron is obtained from the dried stigma of Crocus sativus, an autumn-blooming species. It is valued as a spice and dyestuff, and is one of the most expensive spices in the world. Iran is the center of saffron production. 

Crocuses are native to woodland, scrub, and meadows from

sea level to alpine tundra from the Mediterranean, through North Africa, 

central and southern Europe, the islands of the Aegean, 

the Middle East and across Central Asia to Xinjiang in western China.

 Crocuses may be propagated from seed or from daughter cormels formed on the corm, 

that eventually produce mature plants. They arrived in Europe from Turkey in the 16th century 

More Vinterblom

Eranthis hyemalis, the winter aconite, 

is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family 

Blue Sibiris

It takes its name from the Greek word ἶρις îris "rainbow", 

which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow,

It is spring in Bergen.

We find a rock or bench and sunbathe

Mountain Ulriken in the distance ,Kode Museum to the right,

with paintings from all over the world

Fløybanen at the top

The Snowdrop is coming!

My grumpy  little kitty

He is a daddys boy that means, he likes mostly my son

Me, he comes to when food is in the air !

The days go by. Here is someone who multitasks while cuddling with the cat

Oh those young ones!

The weather is unpredictable. We may still experience snowy days

The fishing net is to prevent the cat from jumping over the balcony,

 it looks like a scarecrow heh heh