Well, they are not really buttercups but the winter aconite,
Eranthis hyemalis, is a member of the same family as the buttercup,
Ranunculaceae. The one above is currently being buried by yet another layer of snow. Snow which will not last long given the prediction of fifty degree weather for the coming weekend. I hope this is the last snow of the season but, if not, the thought of the cheery yellow aconites and the clear white
snowdrops snuggled under this newest downy blanket waiting much more patiently for a warm day than this gardener will keep me hopeful.
Spring's march is often slow this month, more like a toddle or a shuffle but soon there will be no holding her back. Spring is an action word, after all.