Still winter

 

The temperatures all last week

and yesterday's snowfall

reminded us again

that it definitely

is still winter,

even if the first signs

of spring are clearly showing.

 

 

 

This was last friday.

The snowdrops that had been

standing straight up until then

weren't strong enough to stand up

to the spraying of water 

that immediately turned to ice

when it hit them.

It all happened when my husband

was spraying the mud from his bike,

away from the house, which is good, but...
in the direction of the snowdrops unfortunately.

All of a sudden the white spots in the garden

we could see from the kitchen window

were gone. A closer look gave us the answer.

 

 

 

Saturday, freezing cold day, not much improvement.

 

 

 

Sunday, we woke up to a white world,

and look, there were the snowdrops again,

alive and kicking, such strong little flowers.

So glad they came through.

 

 

 

On the other end of the garden, I noticed these crocusses on saturday.

 

 

 

And here they are again, on sunday this time.

 

 

 

The first little anemone, in a pot on the terras.

Winter with spring touches or spring with a winter's touch....

 

 

Wishing you all a very happy new week!

 

Marian