First Flowers of Spring

It's not spring yet, but it feels like it on some days. Last year, I found snowdrops in a little spot in town. I checked it out this week, and, sure enough, they were in bloom. This ↓ is the spot, and that is me.

As you can see, tiny plants lie in a little plot of ground between the sidewalk and a heritage house that almost abuts the sidewalk. Snowdrops are only a few inches off the ground, and I didn't know how I was going to manage with my macro lens, which is what I was determined to use. How in the world could I get down to their level? We had ported a little stepstool from the house, and that did the trick.

When I look at the photo, I am tempted to wonder about that weird man.
Who is he? He looks so old.

Sue had her own solution to getting her phone down to the level of the flowers. She attached the phone to her tripod, and as you can see, she got it quite close. But it was tough, especially as her phone doesn't have a macro lens. 

The shadows were deliberate, and you can see how little the flowers were.
In passing, notice the tiny brown leaves on the hedge beside Sue,
for we shall get back to them,

I was able to get two decent, macro photos although they both required a bit of cleanup in edit as there were spots of dirt on the petals.

I am chuffed to get these shots, for the first time that I ever saw snowdrops was at my dad's house about 40 years ago. Aside from this patch, which I discovered only last year, I think that was the only time that I have seen them other than in pictures.

If you will recall, I asked you to take a gander at the tiny leaves on the hedge. Well, I did take a photo, and, all things considered, I like it too.

So it begins, although I don't expect that spring will come galloping apace from here on. It is on its way though.