The past couple of years the only kind of "snow" we've gotten is this:
Dog fennel
As weedy as dog fennel looks in summer, when its seedheads turn white
in winter it's gorgeous. It's an accent in a world of brown and taupe.
Dog fennel
As weedy as dog fennel looks in summer, when its seedheads turn white
in winter it's gorgeous. It's an accent in a world of brown and taupe.
Then Wednesday there was snow, a real snowfall, not just a trace like
we got earlier this month. We got a couple of inches at least this time.
we got earlier this month. We got a couple of inches at least this time.
Summer phlox looking like snow cones
Japanese beautyberries
American beautyberry
Swamp roses
Bidens stems
Wax myrtle
Wisteria
The poor pony looks a little dingy against the pure white of the snow. lol
The horses were in the paddock behind the house this afternoon because Prince started pacing the
fence wanting to come back up. Apparently he thought pawing for grass was too much effort.
What beautiful photos capturing the snowfall in your area. It looks peaceful and magical. I always love seeing the blue and purple colors in the snow.
ReplyDeleteHappy January ~ FlowerLady
You got a lot more snow than we did. Ours was just a thick dusting but it was pretty. Our second snow this winter, which is beautiful but I'm over the freezing weather and ready to get back to our normal winter temperatures.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks so beautiful, fresh, and clean covered with this snowy blanket!
ReplyDeleteI do love snow, but ... for a short period of time, although I used to live in the Russian Far East with the snow on the ground from November to March.
ReplyDeleteYou garden looks lovely under the snow dust. You stay warm!
Your snow is all the prettier under clear blue skies, sweetbay. Enjoy it while it lasts!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful with a fresh coat of snow!
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Snow is less of a novelty here. We have had quite a lot of snow here considering we are only in mid-January. There have been a couple of thaws too where everything melts. The wild swings in temperature are killer, so I expect to lose the odd things come spring.
ReplyDeleteI lived in southwestern Pennsylvania for 3 years. Just zone 6b, but when we were there they had record breaking harsh winters. Snow on Halloween, a storm with over 1" of ice (parts of West Virginia were without power for a month), a low of -22 with wind chill of -45, and highs of 0 (and the only 3 days the sun was out all month). In between the cold blasts the temps frequently got about freezing, about 35. All of the freezing and thawing frequently heaved my plants right out of the ground. It sounds like the situation you're facing this winter. Very hard on the plants and there were a lot of losses.
DeleteI really enjoyed the snow when we lived up there, but the cold, ice and snow were far more restrictive than our summer heat down here. The same with our recent weather.
You are getting a real winter this year. We've only had about 8 inches of snow in S. Wisconsin for the entire season so far, believe it or not. There's some discussion about the threat of a drought because of it. Hopefully, we'll get plenty of precip in the form of rain during the late winter and spring. It's been a very strange winter.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks beautiful with a fresh blanket of snow. Prince knows that the hay is warmer up by the barn. ?? Handsome dude.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is so beautiful in the snow! Mine is just completely buried, except for a bump where the birdbath is! Lol
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