So, it’s 20 degrees at Winterthur this afternoon. I thought this would be a great time to take a nice photo of a snow drop. Wrong! The galanthus are smarter than I, staying curled up and protected along the March Bank. Here’s a photo of what I thought it would look like, taken last year. Maybe it will entice you to come on a slightly warmer day to see the snow drops.
After my disappointing snow drop search (they were there, just curled up!), I found a lush tree full of robins. It’s a large beech tree adjacent to the museum store near a row of berry-laden holly trees. The robins are also protecting themselves from the cold air, puffing their feathers to trap insulating warm air.
Meanwhile, the koi in the glade garden have slowed their metabolism and spend their days floating in the water in a kind of suspended animation.
One more photo to share, taken a few weeks ago when we had just a skiff of snow on the ground. Bundle up and enjoy winter in the Winterthur Garden!
