Winter can't possibly hang on, it knows that... and each passing week it gets weaker ( teeny tiny pun there). Yet, until sometime in May we can get frosts. Recently we got walloped with a snowstorm here in Ohio and some of it is still on the ground today. I have taken lots of photos of winter in the past, but it was fun to tromp around the yard yesterday morning and I took some more snowy photos. … [Read more...] about Winter Gets Weaker
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snow day in georgia
we got snow here in the middle south, from noon til just after dark.small flakes fell hard and fast all day, so similar to the hard rains wehave been getting regularly this fall and winter. this winter storm dippedway down south to savannah; i also heard there were brief snow showersin tallahassee, on down to the coast. i think snow on a florida beach wouldbe a photographic wonder! i took a walk … [Read more...] about snow day in georgia
updates for February 8
I received a note from Jessica working for the Dispatch events, and she advised me about Tracy DiSabato-Aust's appearance times:Tracy will be appearing at 1 and 3 p.m. at the garden show coming up at the end of the month.Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 Glad that is cleared up!We awoke this morning to the world being even more frosted-ness. Frigidly cold, the tree's every branch and twig carried picots of … [Read more...] about updates for February 8
Winter Landscape
After Christmas day rains, we again had snowfall and the ground and trees were trimmed with a confectioners icing of powdered snow. It sifted down and clung to all the branches with little puffs in the crooks and crannies of the shrubs. Since most of that took place in the night hours I took no new pictures of it. but thought I would post more of the early morning photos from the first lot.From … [Read more...] about Winter Landscape
Winter’s Day, Snow Pictures
Just A Note
It snowed over night, and I woke up to the beauty of a world draped and trimmed in fluffy white. My son remarked how much warmer it felt with the snowfall, but we didn't know why. Turns out Susan Reimer has done some homework on it:Snow actually protects the garden from the cold, and especially from the drying effects of a cold wind. It is an excellent insulator. Snow increases the temperature at … [Read more...] about Just A Note
Snow plus camera= pictures
If you want to know what Arborvitae bushes grow up to be: trees! As snow flurries swirled I snapped a closeup picture of my tree.In my old[er] age I like to stay inside and look through the window. This is a scene I took while inside while snow blew briskly outside. That is why it looks a little dark for the morning.My good old garden bench. I photographed it in spring and in summer. Here it is … [Read more...] about Snow plus camera= pictures
March Gives A Lion’s Roar
The short respite of warm weather gave a glimpse of the emerging daffodil's speared leaves piercing through the bare ground, but winter's icy hands are loathe to let us go and has employed the March Lion to fiercely roar with gusts of a blizzard storm. Winter dies hard this year, but I am hopeful that the old adage of "March that comes in like a lion will go out like a lamb" will hold true. I hope … [Read more...] about March Gives A Lion’s Roar
Fresh Coat of Snow and New Aspects and Prospects
We are getting a Currier and Ives landscape again - bane to Ohio drivers, but boon to those (like me) who get to look through their windows at a winter wonderland. I am so glad I got to heel in those plants last week! Now I can fully enjoy the pleasanter aspects of winter.In the garden winter pares down the visuals, especially minimal when fully coated or should I say buried in snowfall. For me … [Read more...] about Fresh Coat of Snow and New Aspects and Prospects
Frozen Assets
It is Easter Sunday today and the story in the garden is one of premature endings. After the freezing temperatures and intermittent snow, the spring blooms are burst and wilted. The winding cycles of the seasons means this one is over and it waits til next years promise to be better fulfilled than this one has been.Life is a little like this. In fact, I often see life's lessons illustrated in … [Read more...] about Frozen Assets
Oh. So Now It Snows
My husband and I were watching the news which, in Central Ohio, is all about the snow, and he remarked, "I bet if people in Oswego, NY were watching this it would be like comedy to them." That is right... the big news story here in Ohio is that we have some snow. I'm watching it come down as I write this. While it is supposed to be quite a mess compared to what we are used to, it cannot compete … [Read more...] about Oh. So Now It Snows
Winter’s Blast
Winter is coming in with a vengeance, isn't it? Today was one of those days where you could feel the mercury drop by the hour. I started up the stove, but it couldn't keep up with the cold, so we put on our sweaters around here.I saw on the news how bad some people have it in this storm system. We were all "La lala la... it is still balmy here" until today. Still, I doubt if we get any snow … [Read more...] about Winter’s Blast