Silly Saturday: Lost bugs?

I suppose the only thing that’s really silly about this post is my inability to get over my tendency to misinterpret the common name of these flowers whenever I see it in print. It’s Siberian Bugloss, aka Brunnera macrophylla langtrees. The plant really did originate in eastern Siberia, and its common name, of course, has nothing to do with bugs or loss, but rather comes from the Greek bous, a cow’s or bull’s head, and glossa, tongue—and the person who named it saw a resemblance in the plant’s leaves. The delightful  flowers are quite tiny, about a quarter-inch in diameter.
I made this image about two years ago, and by this date, the Bugloss had already been in bloom (though not this fully) for at least a week. It’s been cold here again, and it actually snowed the day before yesterday. The only flowers to dare to blossom so far have been the crocus and the snowdrops. Our daffodils and tulips have produced leaves, but the flower heads-to-be are still shut up tight. There is hope in sight, however, as our temperatures are predicted to be in the 70s on Monday and Tuesday, and nearly 80 on Wednesday. That should move things along nicely.