I saw this little plant in the rocks along our dog-walk route. Yes, that is a bit of snow sitting on it.

My botany training from long ago says that it is a Senico, or common groundsel, in the sunflower family. It’s native to Europe, and probably came over in seeds of some sort.

I’ve seen some bees out and about on warmer days, and I wonder if this is one of the flowers they are visiting?

Although I am generally not in favor of thoughtlessly sending plants or animals into ecosystems they didn’t develop in (their numbers can explode and destroy the plant community), I’m having a warm and fuzzy feeling about this little plant blooming in the snow.