The January 7, 2010 Missouri snow storm brought us back into a cold winter. It's been 10 yrs since we've had winter temperatures below 0F. Yes, we're spoiled.
On the other hand, this snow was not preceeded by ice so it was lovely white powder covering the countryside and hills, a perfect invitation to bundle up and take the camera out in the garden!
(Well, not really, it was VERY cold but still...)
Shortly after I took this birdhouse picture, a bird flew out of the birdhouse. Must have found one with heat!?!
I planted my first
On the other hand, this snow was not preceeded by ice so it was lovely white powder covering the countryside and hills, a perfect invitation to bundle up and take the camera out in the garden!
(Well, not really, it was VERY cold but still...)
Shortly after I took this birdhouse picture, a bird flew out of the birdhouse. Must have found one with heat!?!
I planted my firstraised vegetable garden last year.
Tomatoes, beans, catnip and other herbs did well. I'm going to have to cut an oak tree down this spring to get more sun, or move the raised beds so they get more sun.
Luckily I don't have to decide today.
In the meantime, the vegetable garden looks lovely covered in a blanket of fluffy white snow!
Tomatoes, beans, catnip and other herbs did well. I'm going to have to cut an oak tree down this spring to get more sun, or move the raised beds so they get more sun.
Luckily I don't have to decide today.
In the meantime, the vegetable garden looks lovely covered in a blanket of fluffy white snow!
Uphill from the vegetable garden is one of my large wildlife flower beds, this morning masquerading as a lovely snow-covered scene out of Narnia!
Snow has a way of making everything look special. When sun hits the snow crystals, the ground looks like it's covered with diamonds!
Missouri cedars are the mainstay of the nearby hills.
Besides staying green all year around and providing cover for wildlife, cedars also look beautiful covered in snow. And their smell still reminds me of Christmas.
Closer to the front of my house, a white porcelain cat that used to sit in my mother's much colder Illinois garden sits next to the front.
My mother loved to visit Bluebird Gardens. I think of her often when it's cold; she lived closer to Chicago but rarely complained about bad weather. I, on the other hand, make a hobby of complaining about being cold.
Seems fitting the white cat found a home here after Mom died.
I'm always surprised I can still see the cat in all the snow, and not one complaint.
It's comforting to think about Mom during these cold months.
Charlotte
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Snow has a way of making everything look special. When sun hits the snow crystals, the ground looks like it's covered with diamonds!
Missouri cedars are the mainstay of the nearby hills. Besides staying green all year around and providing cover for wildlife, cedars also look beautiful covered in snow. And their smell still reminds me of Christmas.
Closer to the front of my house, a white porcelain cat that used to sit in my mother's much colder Illinois garden sits next to the front.
My mother loved to visit Bluebird Gardens. I think of her often when it's cold; she lived closer to Chicago but rarely complained about bad weather. I, on the other hand, make a hobby of complaining about being cold.Seems fitting the white cat found a home here after Mom died.
I'm always surprised I can still see the cat in all the snow, and not one complaint.
It's comforting to think about Mom during these cold months.
Charlotte
Gardening to Distraction
http//www.bluebirdgardens.comCustom Quilts, Gifts (and Gardening)
Custom Quilts and Gifts on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/bluebirdgardens
Bluebird Gardens Etsy Shop
http://www.etsy.com/bluebirdgardens
Tweet!
http://www.twitter.com/bluebirdgardens
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