Hail

The first day of March. Before noon it was nice and sunny, with the smell of spring in the air. In the afternoon we had a hail here, on Buda hills. Suddenly I heard a clattering on the window and the grass in the garden was covered with white peas. The balcony was not affected, yet I covered the budding Saxifraga with a plastic box. I wouldn't like its only 3 buds to be broken down.

On Sunday we went Snowdrop-hunting to the Hárs hill. On the northern slopes there are many, but only buds at the moment. Instead we found fine clumps of Eranthis hyemalis in full bloom. There are only on a single place, but they make large yellow carpets. Shame on me! I did not know before that there were Eranthis on Hárs hill, though we walk many times around there.