In a Vase on Monday - Some of the white stuff

 For this first post of 2025, I am joining in as usual with Cathy, with Best Wishes for 2025.

We missed out on the white stuff, whereas up on the Mendips I believe they did have some snow or else Bristol Airport would not have been closed. Here on the south facing slopes the snowdrop bulbs are early, and I have two clumps of Galanthus elwessi Godfrey Owen with the one higher up the garden catching more sun is a couple of weeks ahead of the few bulbs growing in the conservatory border.

To accompany the blooms I have a little spring of Pittosporum Tom Thumb, and leaves of both the almost black Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens and the stripy Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Little Tabby'

Galanthus elwesii Godfrey Owen is a little different and therefore easy to spot snowdrop as it has six outer petals.

and six inner petals...which have a small green marks close to the edge with some paler green smudges near the base of the inner segments.

I bought this little round bevelled edged mirror after seeing a similar one several years ago on IAVOM, and during the few years I have had this one, it has really been worth while for using under vases with flowers that hang down.

All the decorations came down yesterday and with a friend we enjoyed a slice of Pinza di Pane, with a cuppa and also a glass of Madeira, with all the festive decorations put away, this is a lovely small fresh arrangement now in the middle of the dining table.