Transition to Spring?

March is here, having come in like a lion with snow flurries and cold temperatures.  Today, however, the sky is blue, the sun is warm and the last remnants of snow are slowly disappearing.

Another page in my watercolor journal is filled with drawings of the Lenten Rose, or Hellebore.    It's hard to photograph because the flower heads bend toward the ground.  This is probably a survival feature, since the stems can take the weight of the snow and pop back up as soon as the weight is gone.  The first plant to bloom in my flower bed is a ruby-red one that has been out since mid-February.