Friday 1 March 2013

White Rabbits

From being small,on the evening of the last day of February, just before going off to bed, my aunt used to  remind me that the following morning,1st March,  I was to walk downstairs backwards repeating 'white rabbits'. I never asked why and now I'll never know. It was only as I altered the kitchen calendar this morning that I realised that once again I'd forgotten to do it.

February has been a difficult month -


One day - a sunny yet frosty morning


The next - the garden smothered in snow


Even so, while we were huddled together trying to keep warm indoors, miracles were taking place underground.


The winter pansies shook off the snow and greeted Kathrine Hodgkin, a delightful form of iris reticulata.



If gardening doesn't teach us anything else it should teach us faith in a future - as a sign of hope the elegant snowdrop is hard to beat.


























2 comments:

  1. Your garden just looks beautiful whatever the weather.

    I love the simple beauty of the snowdrop. I look forward to them every year - for me they bring the hope that winter will soon be over and a new spring awaits.

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  2. Pansies and Irises. look like a beautiful. combination here. I hope March behaves herself for you and Pablo's garden. Wx

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