
The first flowers of 2022. Winter might not be over but it feels much more manageable now.


There is a local saying here – The first snowdrops bring the first real snow. We shall see but the sledge is ready to fly down the hill. One of the advantages of a large posterior is that once the sledge gets going, wow does it get going.
Sill waiting for the school week to get going. Hardly any work provided today but that means Hawklad can set his own learning agenda. It necessarily great for his exams but much better for his own development. So while he was learning about multi universe theory (that’s not the Marvel version) I could go outside. Outside on my hands and knees. Checking at the beautiful new arrivals. That definitely feels more satisfying than the usual Monday school lesson day.

Wow those are some hardy plants! I have a 3-foot snow pile in my front yard, so nothing’s growing here haha
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That will make some snowman 🤣
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Or a nice fort 😉
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I stand in awe! We may see these in early May!! Thanks for the beautiful pics.
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Thank you
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thank you for sharing!
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🙏🙏😊
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Wow, you have flowers already 🤭
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Much needed to lift the spirits
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Thank you for sharing. I always love seeing the first flowers of spring, it gives one hope that winter really doesn’t last forever.
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It really does
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My mother laughed at me yesterday as we drove down the dirt road we live on and I excited pointed out flowers that were blooming. But then, she knows me..
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Lovely 💐
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They are
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I managed to plant a few in my own garden here in Australia, Gary but its not the same as seeing them in snow over there….. next come the daffodils.. ❤
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The daffs are starting to pop out if the ground now ❤️
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I remember that from.my birthday time so well…🌼
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My daughter just sent me 2 lovely photos of snowdrops.
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They are so pretty
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Lovely pictures Gary. Something to cheer you up.
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They so do
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😍
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Beautiful! It’s incredible that you’re already getting flowers. Spring is just around the corner now! 🙏
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It is
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Lovely post and pics.
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Are you getting any yet
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Ach! All you southerners! (Anyone below the 55th Latitude N.!) Not even Groundhog Day on Wednesday can bring Spring any sooner than May, if we are lucky.
But, what the hell! ENJOY YOURSELVES,
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We are, I think we are something like 54th….
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So pretty
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They are
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That really is a welcome breath of Spring!
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Much needed
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We need it more than ever now..
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Mum loved snowdrops. I’ve since found out about how many variations of them there are. For instance:
https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/the-garden/gardens-plantings/snowdrops/
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Here in Wales:
https://botanicgarden.wales/living-attractions/snowdrops/
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It is Wales. I’m 1/8 Welsh.
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Oh now that’s started my memory off. As there’s a terrible chat up line in there somewhere. I recall being asked about if I had any 🐉 Welsh in me, then if I’d like some? Obviously someone cruising for a bruising.
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I never realised there were so many
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Such sweet little flowers. Over here it seems as if it’s the snowbirds that bring snow. They always turn up with the first flurries.
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They have so much character
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I find it’s thick clouds 🌨️ moisture in the air and a constant low temperature for a while of around three degrees. That’s my indicator of snow ❄️❄️❄️ {{{giggles}}} Three Degrees.
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FLOWERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I was THEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
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They make such a difference
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Beautiful flowers! Harbingers of hope. Xx
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They are ❤️
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Wow, they already blossom at your place… we still have to wait.
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They will come
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It may be this month… if we are a bit lucky.
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I love heading into spring and seeing those first buds appear. Hope you’re ok x
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It gives so much hope. Hanging in there, really hope you are ❤️
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Delicate but strong ❤️
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They are so resilient ❤️
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Yes! And so pretty
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