Although it wasn’t to last long, we awoke to our first proper frost of the season
Jackie photographed the panoramic views from the dressing room and from the garden bedroom upstairs.
She then toured the garden and brought back this gallery of images. As usual titles are given on accessing the gallery with a click on any of the pictures. The sun soon brought the temperature up and each one of the wilted plants on display had returned to its full glory by midday.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s splendidly matured succulent sausage casserole; creamy swede and potato mash; crunchy carrots and cauliflower; tender curly kale; and red cabbage imbued with the piquancy of vinegar and soy sauce.
Beautiful green!
Thanks very much, Maria
Beautiful photos, Jackie! Nice title, Derrick! I love that little stone garden frog with all the lichens. I have a garden frog too, but it is a solar powered frog light. Needs a new rechargeable battery. 🙂
Thanks very much, Lavinia. I was rather given the title
Frost and Jackie have conspired together to give a fairytale feel to your world! I quite enjoyed the framing and soft exposures.
Many thanks, Uma
Cute title. How wonderful that Jackie is also skilled with the camera. I liked the frosted plants and the frog. I’m glad it warmed up afterwards for you.
Thanks very much, Merril. Snow today.
Oh–stay warm! We might get a bit of snow today, too.
That was a good frost! Strange to think of that occurring to you while I swelter and sweat…..
Isn’t it just, Pauline? One of the enlightening things about blogging. Thanks, as, ever
Glad “Jackie” Frost didn’t do any damage to your nice garden plants. Let the sun continue to shine upon them!
We now have snow, Gary. Thanks very much
So glad you didn’t have lasting damage. The frost is so pretty!
Thanks very much, Cheryl. We may have spoken too soon. Snow today
Life and the weather, who can predict either? Stay warm!
🙂 Fortunately our house is very warm
Frost didn’t shift all day here. Not good for the plants.
Thanks very much, Dad. We now have snow
Is it too soon for a spot of biathlon.
Just a tad
Oh, the garden as viewed from above; I always love those shots! Nice work, Jackie. Do we think that camelia bud (I am guessing – couldn’t figure out how to see the titles this time) will survive?
Many thanks, Jodie. We think it will
Glad to hear it. We’ve had snow all day and it never got above 17 degrees. That’s not our worst but it’s full on winter. No buds here.
The frosty frog was my favourite from Jackie’s gallery.
Me, too, Tootlepedal. Many thanks
Jackie captured some great shots. Does she have her own camera or does she borrow yours?
She has one I bought her for Christmas. She was borrowing my point and shoot, but the screen was so damaged that she had to guess what she was looking at. Thanks very much, Jill
How lovely is my Derrick that he got me a camera for Christmas! I know many who would have wanted to be the only photographer in a household, he is of course much more ‘into’ photography than I and I will only ever be a snapper, but I confess to enjoying my Christmas present.
🙂
He’s a keeper! You’ve certainly got the photographer’s eye, Jackie!
It looks like she’s captured the elements at just the right moment. The spotted frog is my favorite too. It seems to be keeping watch.
Thanks very much, JoAnne. The frog is mottled
I like mottled. 🙂
🙂
Jackie has captured the light dusting of frost perfectly, giving your garden a magical quality. Beautiful!
Thank you very much, Dolly
My pleasure, Derrick
A marvelous change of pace from the usual lush green!
Many thanks, Diane. Snow this morning
Jackie’s Frost shots are perfect!!!! This is for her!!
Jack Frost in the Garden
by John P. Smeeton
Jack Frost was in the garden;
I saw him there at dawn;
He was dancing round the bushes
And prancing on the lawn.
He had a cloak of silver,
A hat all shimm’ring white,
A wand of glittering star-dust,
And shoes of sunbeam light.
Jack Frost was in the garden,
When I went out to play
He nipped my toes and fingers
And quickly ran away.
I chased him round the wood-shed,
But, oh! I’m sad to say
That though I chased him everywhere
He simply wouldn’t stay.
Jack Frost was in the garden:
But now I’d like to know
Where I can find him hiding;
I’ve hunted high and low —
I’ve lost his cloak of silver,
His hat all shimm’ring white,
His wand of glittering star-dust,
His shoes of sunbeam light.
Very many thanks, Efi. He’s hiding under snow this morning 🙂
Αwww !! Warm wishes to you and Jackie!!!!
🙂
I love this poem, Thank you Efi.
Jackie you are wonderful!!!! Sending back a big heap of hugs!!!!
Is Jackie a cousin of Mr. Jack Frost?! 😀 Your title made me laugh!
Beautiful photos, Jackie! Thank you for capturing them! 🙂
I think frost is so artistic and magical and otherworldly!
The frog and owl photos make me hoppy and hooty! 😀 😛
HUGS!!! 🙂
Very many thanks, Carolyn. The title wrote itself X
The first picture provides a good perspective of the garden. We have had a week of frosts and some snow this morning.
Thanks a lot, Andrew. Snow fell here overnight
We had a shower of tiny ice particles yesterday morning. I can’t remember ever seeing that before.
Nor me, John. Thanks very much
Beautiful garden photos Derrick and yes Jack Frost has been Very busy, but he makes everything sparkle, though two of Jasmine have not fared well, I forgot to put fleeces on them. But did wrap my large Jasmine which suffered last year.. I am hoping for flowers in the Spring, lots of bud..
Snowing this morning with hail mixed in.. weird..
Take care both of you..
You too, Sue. Many thanks
I’m amazed your flowers did a ‘Lazarus’ i thought the flowering plants would be regretting their late flowering after that Frost? I’m afraid you might be in for worse to come on the weekend. 🙁
Love Jackie’s Frosty Foto’s. 🙂
I think you are right, Bob. Many thanks
You have a very beautiful garden Derrick; lovely photographs from Jackie too.
Our heavy Frost lasted for the whole day and it was such a pleasure to view the trees at their sparkling best. Today a snowfall replaced the frost.
Same here, Sue. Thanks very much
Magical frosty images, Derrick. Jackie did a great job. Your sausage casserole dinner doesn’t sound too shabby either. Yum! Have a great weekend.
Many thanks. You too, Sylvia
I love the frost too. Lovely images, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Dina
Brrrr…
Thanks a lot, Lindsey
This is something that I never hope to see but there is that bleak beauty…
Indeed. Thanks very much, Mary
I seem to recall, that after a good frost, parsnips were the thing, the frost added to their sweetness; our parsnips here, never have that same taste that I remember from my youth. Love parsnips.
Don’t know how they’d go with that sausage casserole though.
Parsnips go with anything, Brian. You are right about the frost. Many thanks