Looking on the bright side

So a blizzard rages out of doors, but a tiny bit of spring is in a pot on my dishwasher. Here is a potted plant I bought at Safeway this weekend:

And here, closer up, is the flower that is emerging from its sheath:

It's a crocus, in case you were wondering. Crocus are the first flowers to come up outside in the real spring. This is a preview of spring. A teaser.