In Search Of Snowdrops

Hello everyone! 😎

For a couple of years now, we have been going on a short trip to the same place around the same time, sometime in the second half of February. Why?
You can read from the title that we are going to look for snowdrops, which are the heralds of spring in our country, as well as in other parts of Europe.

If we find them, and if there are many of them, we know that winter will soon be over and that the cycle of growth and a new season, spring, is coming back to nature after the rest and sleep of winter.
Snowdrops are a precursor.

This year was no different from previous years. You can read what we found last year here Hunting For Snowdrops.

Wednesday (yesterday), a nice sunny afternoon, moderate temperature, about 10 degrees and we go to see if there are any snowdrops in the meadows near the village of Mereče, about 7 km from home.

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I parked the car next to a large tree by the road, we cross the Podstenjšek stream and from a distance, you can see that snowdrops are growing on the meadow and in the bushes. And there are still a lot of them.

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Of course, we also have our fearless guardian, Atos, who keeps a close eye on what's going on. :) 😁

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Common snowdrops or Galanthus nivalis are the precursor or first flower of spring and are widespread throughout Europe and also in North America.

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They are found in meadows and deciduous forests but are more difficult to spot in coniferous forests. I suppose it's because they don't like the acidic soil under spruces and pines.

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