
Helleborus argutifolius ‘Snow Fever’ offering its first flowers of the season.
~
“Those who love much, do much
and accomplish much,
and whatever is done with love is done well….
~
~
“… Love is the best and noblest thing
in the human heart, especially
when it is tested by life
as gold is tested by fire. …
~

Magnolia stellata in bud
~
“… Happy is he who has loved much,
and although he may have wavered and doubted,
he has kept that divine spark alive
and returned to what
was in the beginning and ever shall be….
~

Mahonia aquifolium coming into bloom with Magnolia liliiflora in bud
~
“… If only one keeps loving faithfully
what is truly worth loving
and does not squander one’s love
on trivial and insignificant and meaningless things
then one will gradually
obtain more light and grow stronger.”
.
Vincent Van Gogh
~

Helleborus
~
Photos by Woodland Gnome 2017
~

Cercis canadensis seedpod left by the wind