first snowdrops

Just one clump under the big tree near the pond in the garden at the almshouses. But surrounded by a carpet of bright yellow celandines.

I have a photo of me, in a country lane in Suffolk and aged 3 or 4, taken by my dad: I'm clutching a bunch of snowdrops and pushing a doll in a big old-fashioned pram.

I'm currently transported back there to my native Suffolk while reading 'Mr Mac and Me' by Esther Freud, given in my birthday gift of books by Neil. It tells the story of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's brief sojourn there in Walberswick as WW1 was starting.

[Penelope Ann]

Snowdrops! My mum's favourite flower as she was born in January there were always plentiful

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautiful and so early !

[Rhodie]

Lovely

[Bep]

Wonderful.

[gloria jones]

Great capture, pov

[Judith Greenwood]

That book sounds really interesting - I'll put it on my list for next book club. Which has distracted me from your very early snowdrops!

[Hazel]

@judithg

I like the book because I know the area and can imagine I'm there and I know the story of CRM. I find it v atmospheric. I also had Patrick Gale's latest: A Place called Winter.

[sally agnew]

I adore snowdrops but have never been able to grow them. Lovely capture Hazel :)

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful :)

[wendy frost]

A lovely early snowdrop capture I will have to go and check mine.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Lovely - such a pretty flower.