Christmas Rose……….

………or Hellebore.
It is flowering today just in time.
The clouds are moving across the sky at a brisk pace, making the sunshine very fitful.
Holly bushes in the school grounds opposite are laden with red berries.
The blackbird has been for his sultanas, and I spotted a goldfinch earlier.
They’ve been absent lately.
We’ve just been reading our daily Advent meditation together.
Now it’s time to finish wrapping the last of the gifts.
We will see the family on Boxing Day.
It’s so mild outside it doesn’t feel like Winter yet…….