At long last... a weekend of calm brilliant sunshine,
and daytime temperatures of mid-teens.
Crocuses, have been waiting for a spot of warmth
to open fully.
The warmth has also made the aphids on the hellebores wake up too, spoiling my photo but never mind.
These cyclamen were in the Dunedin Botanic Gardens.
But these snowdrops are in a cool spot in our own garden, note there are plenty other buds to open over the next couple of weeks.
Lest the sunshine fool us however,
the ice on the Botanic Garden pond hadn't melted by lunchtime. I suspect we are not finished quite yet with winter.
