Make Mine Pink

It's April here, near the Great Lakes: rain all day, cold all day, cold rain all day. But there's a touch of green in the grass now, and birdsong is more persistent. Yesterday, I noticed a pair of purple flowers in the tiny wasteland next to the garage. They're out and blooming even ahead of the yellow croci that are usually first. Here they are:

And here are the croci along the midget sidewalk from the deck to the driveway. Still timid about opening up and facing the Sun. Of course, most days there is no Sun.

But not all of rising Spring's colors are natural. On the road today, I saw a pink Hummer. Is Mary Kay awarding pink Hummers these days to its top drummers? Wiki says no, it's still Cadillacs, but I have to wonder.