February Snowdrops

January 25

A familiar February or March progression, this year starting at the end of January. The snowdrops peek out, get buried in snow, snow melts enough that the snowdrops come pushing up through the snow, blooms get ready to open, a spell of warm days opens them. The photo that's missing here is one of drowned-looking snowdrops -- we had nearly 6 inches of rain February 19-21. I stayed inside where it was dry.

January 28

February 12

February 16

February 16, second clump

February 22