Little ladies, white and green,
With your spears about you,
Will you tell us where you've been
Since we lived without you?
You are sweet, and fresh, and clean,
With your pearly faces;
In the dark earth where you've been
There are wondrous places:
Yet you come again, serene,
When the leaves are hidden;
Bringing joy from where you've been
You return unbidden--
Little ladies, white and green,
Are you glad to cheer us?
Hunger not for where you've been,
Stay till Spring be near us!
Laurence Alma-Tadema
I have a tune in my head that goes with this so I think we must have sung it at school! Moving swiftly on, I did not intend to do another post about the snowdrops at Welford Park having majored on them last year. But we went again as I wanted to see them in the sunshine, rather than in the rain and sleet, and amazingly it was sunny last Sunday.
The scent was amazing, so sweet and woody - if you think snowdrops don't have a scent think again!
Snowdrops are not the only thing to be seen at Welford Park though, there are aconites,
bright reflections and Pussy Willow,
dogs,
big and small!
and wonderful wellies!
These were my favourites!
See you next week to welcome in the spring. Yay!