fall crocus

 I've cut all the flowers back and pulled out all my tomato plants for the winter.

But my fall crocus is in full bloom.

It brightens my day to look out the window at the gray day

 and see bursts of purple peeking at me from the flowerbed. 

The boys love them and are always pointing them out and talking about them.

Thanks to my mom (the master gardener) who suggested I buy them.