On a warm 59f (15c) afternoon this week my back yard beckoned. While raking up branches and fir cones, I found some little lovelies offering color along the way.
Cyclamen coum
Many primroses have been blooming all winter. These white ones look especially pretty.
Primula
Over the years I have introduced and transplanted Lenten Roses for their characteristics as shade-tolerant evergreen ground cover and long-lasting early bloomers. Now I enjoy many stands of white and purple hellebores from winter through spring.
Helleborus
As part of my bird habitat regimen, I leave dry hydrangea blossoms on through winter. While trimming the remaining heads, I found this outlier!
With more mild weather predicted this week-end, I’ll be outside playing rather than inside blogging!
Lindy Low LeCoq 
Great shots, Lindy! It’s a temporary warm spell here in Illinois at 32 degrees! 🙂
We may get rain all year long, but winter’s are generally tolerable!
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So wonderful to see your flowers blooming. Loved the tour of your backyard, Lindy. ❤ It's definitely not my kind of winter. We have another two months before the weather warms up for signs of spring.
It is a mild late winter — birds are already pairing up and establishing territories.
These look so nice and make me long for spring. Cheers!
Cheers to you! Nothing like live plants to put a smile on my face 🙂
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What treasures you have discovered in your spring garden !
I feel very lucky!
I am longing to see my primroses, but it will be weeks and weeks yet. Lovely photos.
They are such rugged little gems! Thanks for commenting, Carolee!
I’m with you Lindy – it’s time to be outside enjoying the sunshine! Your flowers are beautiful!
Oh, Tina. I am so behind in responding to and viewing my blogger friends. Sometimes the evens in my country bring me to my emotional knees.
Thanks for hanging in there with me -I have snow-covered daffodils today!
Oh, hydrangea! Sorry! Reading failure!
Thanks for dropping in and commenting, Ali – I’m glad you solved the question for yourself!