A border of white lined the flower beds and the feeling of spring was in the air, somewhat unusual for this early in January, but not unheard of. The blossoms were so thick it was like looking at an impressionistic painting, which accounts for my impressionistic interpretation in this image.

Snowdrops in Folklore: According to legend snowdrops first appeared when Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden, after the Fall of Man, to a land where it was winter: cold, snowy, dark and barren. An angel consoled them by promising that, even here, spring would follow winter. As a token, he blew upon some falling snowflakes which, as they touched the ground, were transformed into snowdrops. In this way, Hope was born. Ever since then, snowdrops have appeared during the bleakest winter weeks as a sign of the better times to come. ~ The Guide to Life, The Universe, and Everything

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