The first white flowers, on our front yard hellebore, where just beginning to bud. Autumn leaves still gathered around the hellebore, but would soon decompose into compost.

One of the white flowers bloomed on the front yard hellebore plant. Because the flowers face down, a hand had to hold up the flower to be photographed.

Contrasted to last year's single bloom , this year's white hellebore plant was loaded with many flowers.