真冬の庭 / Garden in mid-winter

真冬の庭は殺風景。花はなく、落葉樹の葉は落ち、庭に色がありません。
連日、氷点下から５℃程度の日が続いて体の動きも悪くなり、虫も見かけません。
でもそんな中、花壇をよく見ると、秋に植えた球根が芽を出し始めていました。

The garden in the middle of winter has no color. There are no flowers blooming, and the leaves of deciduous trees have fallen.
Everyday temperature is still below zero to 5 degrees Celsius. It’s the hardest time for plants, animals, humans as well, and insects. However, when I looked closely at the flowerbed, the bulbs I planted in the fall began to sprout.

そしてスノードロップは、ひっそりと小さい白い花を咲かせていました！

And the snowdrops were quietly blooming small white flowers!

２月下旬～３月に咲く梅も小さい花蕾をつけ始めており、春は確かに来ているようです。

Plums that usually bloom from late February to March are also beginning to have small flower buds. Spring is definitely coming!