In Inwood Hill Park and Environs, Signs of Spring Life and Color

Before the steady rains came, it was pleasant to walk around the park this morning.
Finally, pastel-colored spring crocuses announced their presence amid rusty dead leaves.

A Common Merganser took deep dives and came up drenched.

A Blue Jay checked out a cherry tree not yet in bloom.

A  flamboyant flower - Iris reticulata, of some sort - poked out of the ground in Isham Park.