This Ben Hampton watercolor is a companion piece to Winter Refuge, one of the artist's earliest paintings.  In this realistic landscape, March's last snow falls gently across a blue sky.  But beneath the blanket of white, the seeds of spring lie waiting to burst forth.  Two bluebirds nestle together on an old fencepost, seeking refuge under the twisted honeysuckle vines.  The detail of the weathered fence posts, wrapped with ragged barbed wire, contrasts beautifully with the impressionistic vision of the town in the distance.