Snowdrop in March

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Snowdrop in March

March 15, 2021 by Mike Powell

My neighbor and photography mentor Cindy Dyer has a new raised flower bed in her back yard and the first flowers to appear in it are some tiny Snowdrops (g. Galanthus), including this one that I photographed on Friday. For me there is something really beautiful about the simple shape and restrained colors of this little flower. I have seen snowdrops appear much earlier at other locations, including in 2012 when I photographed some in bloom in late December—see my blog posting entitled Winter Snowdrops.

Posted in Flowers, Gardening, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spring | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Canon 60mm, Cindy Dyer, g. Galanthus, Runnymeade, snowdrop | 12 Comments

12 Responses

on March 15, 2021 at 7:11 am | Reply Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)

I love in winter when the snow melts and you see tiny snowdrops poking through the frozen soil. It brings hope that spring will come!
- on March 15, 2021 at 9:00 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Michelle. Our winters in recent years have not been harsh enough for me to find flowers poking up through the snow, but it is definitely a cool look. In the past I recall seeing daffodils poking after a spring snowstorm.
on March 15, 2021 at 8:36 am | Reply Reed Andariese

Nice Mike! Very cool image! The flower has a Great Shape to photograph!
- on March 15, 2021 at 8:56 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Reed. It was fun to have a macro lens on my camera for a change. Mentally it required a bit of an adjustment in shooting techniques from the long lens that I am more used to using at this time of the year.
on March 15, 2021 at 11:13 am | Reply dianaed14

Theses flowers always confirm that spring is on the way
- on March 15, 2021 at 9:25 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  The signs are all beginning to indicate that spring is right around the corner (and pollen levels are already really high).
on March 15, 2021 at 2:45 pm | Reply Dan Antion

Lovely photo, Mike.
- on March 15, 2021 at 9:22 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Dan
on March 15, 2021 at 7:18 pm | Reply Eliza Waters

This is such a beautiful photo, Mike. An artful take, one of the best I’ve seen (and as a gardener, I’ve seen lots!)
- on March 15, 2021 at 9:22 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Eliza. This is kind of a throwback to my earliest days when I was first getting serious about photography and was working closely with my friend and photography mentor Cindy Dyer. This shot is reminiscent of one of her iconic images, though hers was a snowflake plant, rather than a snowdrop. (https://cindydyer.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/when-the-background-is-less-than-ideal/)
on March 16, 2021 at 9:57 am | Reply Ellen Jennings

That’s a gorgeous image, Mike! Hopefully the raised bed allowed easy access and may provide you with more opportunities.
- on March 16, 2021 at 11:46 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Ellen. We live in a townhouse community, so our yards are pretty small, but Cindy manages to take advantage of the space. I think I can see tulips sprouting now and I am not sure what else she has. Her side yard is where she has an amazing assortment of irises, but it is way too early for them. 🙂