Flowering in the snowing

We woke to find yet another small fresh snow fall, and for the third day running, W had to get the snow shovel out and clear the path to the studio before we could go and exercise.

Meanwhile, I popped down the garden, and was fascinated to see how the aconites in particular had a small patch cleared of snow around each plant.  There were a few visible snowdrops as well, so I've put one into extras, but for the main blip I prefer the splash of yellow against the white, even though the plant is looking a little sorry for itself.  I'm particularly pleased, as this year the winter flowering aconites are finally looking as if they mean to stay - previous years have been disappointing.

The aconites and snowdrops are not wild - but we would like them to appear so in our little woodland area.

It's been quite a nice day - intermittent sun, though remaining pretty cold.  I thought we'd seen the last of the snowfall, but just before I packed up in the studio this evening we had yet another brief flurry.  Hopefully, that is now really the last of it.