The first snowfall of the year is always a little exciting for me, even though we'll certainly have seen more than enough of it before too long! We got 3 or 4 inches on Wednesday and of course, I took pictures! 😁 Raised wide beds in the seed garden. I really like these beds for this garden and the vegetable garden. It is easier to plant and maintain than just single rows and the soil doesn't get compacted. My sister says they look like graves though! 😁 Wormwood... The mint patch... The poor petunias have about had it. They were still putting out a few flowers but we had a low of 16 F a few nights ago and that was too much for them. The leaves are still green though and I think if Spring were to arrive tomorrow (wishful thinking) they would revive! My goldies are like kids when it comes to snow (and everything else!)...they absolutely love it! This is Captain and Nellie. Notice the large snowballs in the background...those are snow rollers! Carina-the teddy bear of the family! And Zorra-my little mischief maker! I thought it was funny that I caught them both in almost the same pose. 😊 I decided to go for another hike in the woods in the morning when the storm had just started. On my way out the door my father informed me that he had seen a large flock of turkeys in the potato field earlier, so I made a little detour to see if they were still there, and sure enough they were! Aster seed head... A combination of wind and all the snowflakes falling on the camera lens made for an interesting picture...almost like a painting! The snow really didn't accumulate much in the woods... An exciting but somewhat frustrating discovery, since this was right after I published my last post about Linnaea borealis. This fallen log is covered in it! What a sight this will be next summer! But even now I thought it was beautiful... A close-up of the stems... Here they are again after the storm. Oh I can hardly wait for next June!! Pearly Everlasting... Mountain Ash berries... Self-Heal... Sugar-coated Bunchberry Dogwood... I've been working on this post for a couple days and keep finding things to add! The turkeys were out again this morning and I was able to get much closer to them. A lot of the snow has melted already and we don't really have any objections to that! But it was fun while it lasted! 😊
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Eliza
10/26/2018 04:20:48 pm
Wow, snow already! Looks like Christmas. :) Your dogs are sooo adorable, they seem quite enthusiastic about the fluffy stuff. Pure JOY!
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JanetLee
10/26/2018 09:59:43 pm
Joanne,
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Thank you 😊 The turkeys are actually a recent introduction here. The first several years we were here there weren't any but now they are quite common!
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AuthorI am a passionate gardener and seed-saver, who also enjoys playing the violin and accordion, running, spending time with my 4 golden retrievers, keeping chickens, photography, and reading. Archives
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