I am walking around saying to patches of dirt and leaves, "Don't come up yet, don't come up yet." The snowdrops are up, it is way too early, and they are very short -- maybe less light now than in APRIL or MAY when they usually emerge? But they are also very tough, and I can see that they've spread from two tight clumps to an additional scattering of single plants, each with its little nodding white flower. I suppose that that too is a reaction to extra warmth.

P.