Snowdrops Signal Spring

I have been watching the Grace Church yard for these flowers. When the snow finally melted, there they were. One of spring's earliest blooms, they are called snowdrops.

Having spotted them through the fence again today, I walked to the gate and found it open.

Here is a closer look at the flowers. The six white parts are not petals, but tepals, and the inner three have green markings.

There used to be a clump of snowdrops in front of Municipal Court, near the steps, but I have not checked this year to see whether they remain. To learn more about snowdrops, click here.

--Bernice