Spring in Chicago

Spring in Chicago, flowers are starting to make an entrance against all odds – it’s probably going to snow this weekend.

These daffodils are sprouting in a pile of mulch around some trees that were salvaged from a lot across the street that was paved to make a seating area and walkway in front of Union Station.

The trees were pulled up during construction and carried by barge across the river into a small empty lot between a building and a bridge. They’ve been there ever since, about four years. They seem to be thriving and as shown they are growing in fertile ground, even though it isn’t landscaped in any way.

I wonder what their future holds.