Thursday 2 January 2020

A Frosty Morn Delights

Frost is captivating. When looked at from afar, it relaxes the mind, slowing down a zigzag of pesky thoughts enough to get to the point of wanting to go on out and get close to it. The laundry can wait. And that goes for checking email too.


Solid ice in the bird bath is thumped out of its giant plant saucer. Shards lay gleaming on the frosted grass; the bath gets filled with fresh water.


Nothing showcases ice better than the hot pink of penstemon.


There's wind ready and willing to disseminate a dandelion's pollen, but the pollen says not right this moment, but thanks anyway.


A paprika heuchera stuns with picot edging of delicate lace along with a piqué interior of dots. 


A dried sedum clustered flowerhead's swaying in the wind on leggy stems isn't hampered by a newly acquired coat of rime.


Solar lamps encrusted with white accentuate the geometrical purity of a circle and a diamond.


Within sweet alyssum's flowerhead each tiny bloom bears a close resemblance to candied violets.


Weak, wintry sunshine washes over thawed Queen Elizabeth hedge roses facing east in the front garden, fading the vibrant colour into one of old, tattered, salmon-coloured silk.


Pots of lobelia adorning a series of sous sol window sills facing west are still holding onto their blooms since June! Their icy blue fits right in.


À la prochaine!

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