The first flowers of spring - a week earlier than last year

What a great day! Today I saw the first flowers of spring, in the same spot where I observed them a year ago - or to be exact, a week less than a year ago. This year the Winter Aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) were the first to start the spring season. I did not yet see any Snowdrops, but they will most certainly show up any day now.

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I could not resist adding this picture I also shot today - a local jackdaw acting as assistant to the weatherwane: