The single bloom on one of the two hellebores has now opened.
It's a spot of sunshine in winter. A perfect little flower, although it is downward facing and you have to get the camera under it to see what it looks like.
But even from above the yellow shines in the winter light.
The other hellebore has green leaves but no sign yet of a bud or any blooms to come. Hellebores don't typically bloom in the first couple years so I need to wait for a while.
The first flowers on this one are a surprise.
The winter sun also lights the tiny branches of the newly transplanted serviceberry and that has surprised me too.
Winter sunlight hits the thin limbs and slender whip of a stem. It just lights up.
Morning sun catches the tiny tree, and afternoon sun bathes it.
It's such a nothing little set of twigs, yet in the winter sunshine it is a noticeable accent in the garden.
I may regret putting a 15 foot tree in this enclosed spot and I may not be able to limb it up enough to eventually walk under. It might look too crowded in time, but it just looks right in its new spot.
The sun knows it and wants me to see how fine it looks right there.