Hellebores

Dougal was once more up a tree this morning even after I had told him that Giunio had emailed to thank me for the photographs and to tell Dougal that he should not be climbing trees; Dougal, as usual did not listen and chased his sister high into the apple tree.
  
Today it is very windy making it feel very cold, so only a quick trip into the garden where I found this Hellebore flower. It was so windy I had to hold the stem steady, so it is not quite as sharp as it should be.