Friday 11 February 2022

Galanthus Nivalis...

 ....is nothing more grand than the common snowdrop. And a "galanthophile" is a literally a lover of snowdrops, though it's usually used to refer to a collector of the many varieties of this little, unassuming flower. Here's a small collection which I made yesterday afternoon in my local patch of woodland......


























Just the thing to brighten up the day.


Take care.


20 comments:

  1. Beautiful John ... stunning, especially seeing the aconites too ... gorgeous - thank you ... Hilary

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  2. Snowdrops always brighten your day, I look out at the ones in my Garden and love seeing them

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  3. They represent winter, ice cold. Beautiful photos though, there are I think quite a few hybrids of snowdrops.

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  4. It would be lovely to see snowdrops in February. We have about another four weeks before they will start showing here.

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  5. And it worked. Day brightened, spirits lifted. Great captures, John.

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  6. Just simple sweet little early snowdrops...yes, I can see becoming addicted to them!

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  7. Thanks for brightening my day too.

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  8. Love seeing the snowdrops there. Such a beautiful little burst of springtime... just when we need it. Thank you.

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  9. Doesn't take much to brighten a person's day in the winter. Beautiful captures, John

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  10. How encouraging to know that there are flowers to come soon.

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  11. Mother Nature has created some beautiful visions. All we need to do is look for them. This is really, really nice! Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Beautiful photos. My daffodils and narcissus have no flowers this year. The winter robins never arrived . It’s been a strange season.

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  13. I just caught up on your last three posts - wonderful photos as always. My favourites are the little owls in their wood pile and the snowdrops. Thank you for sharing.

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  14. These are lovely. None of that here for a couple of months.

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  15. Amazing (while we still have a foot of snow) and beautiful!

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  16. Beautiful pictures!
    We have a different kind of snowdrops!

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  17. The second photo is just magical. It's so hard to believe that you have flowers in bloom already. Here, everything is still underground, although there are few hopeful signs of green. But snow can still happen anytime.

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  18. I am sure glad I don't have to choose just one as a favorite. They are all beautiful.

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  19. Wonderful! Perfect! Thank you for sharing.

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