We had light snow and sleet late Monday afternoon. Much melted today but then we had another brief flurry around 5pm this evening. Minutes later the sun is shining. Record cold temperatures with low tonight of 12°F. On Thursday, a high of 16°F and low of 1°F (–17C).
Yesterday morning the garden outlines were highlighted.
The birds have been fun to watch.
Today’s flurries over, the sun prevails a half-hour later.
This entry was posted in garden and tagged snow, wordless wednesday on February 18, 2015 by pbmgarden.
I have it on good authority that spring is March 20th…I’m not sure that helps right now, but it is just around the corner.
Music to my ears Charlie! Thanks.
Thanks. It’s always nice to get a snow picture for the records, now spring can come.
I love your bird’s eye view of the garden. We had a few flurries today too, and such wind!
Thanks Marian–I really enjoy studying the garden from this view. Hope winter gets bored with us soon. Stay warm.
No snow here today, other than about five or six flakes. A light snow does wonders in helping us see our garden from unique perspective. Your overhead views are marvelous.
Thanks John. We actually had an earlier snow shower today with the sun shining. Crazy weather.
Glad to see the ice missed you!
Thanks, we were lucky in that respect. Used to live under pine trees and ice was definitely scary and dangerous.
I hope your garden doesn’t get hit too hard from this frigid temperature. My concern is for your lovely gardenias, ginger lilies and lantana.
Thanks Pris. The gardenias were hit hard last year and didn’t recover very well, so I am most worried about them.
That is quite cold for you! we’re having record cold here as well. Hopefully the plants survive this cold.
Stephi,I don’t don’t know how you manage in all the snow you have. Hope your plants are tucked down deep and safe.
I hope so too. It’s awfully late to have this much snow and frigid cold.
You had snow! Hope it isn’t too cold now, or some of your tender plants will suffer. Love that sky picture!
While some areas are literally buried under snow, it seems almost frivolous to even mention our little dusting, but the snow does make the garden take on a different look. I am worried for the gardenias especially in this cold.
I love seeing your garden from above. It is beautiful under its thin layer of snow that emphasizes the layout rather then hiding it. Keep warm Susie and spring isn’t too far off I think.
Thanks Christina, I too enjoy seeing my garden from up high. It reminds me of some of my original intent and how things how shifted over the years. Spring will be wonderful.
Your garden looks truly beautiful in the snow and especially so when viewed from above. I do hope your gardenias are safe – I don’t know how such tender plants will survive such low temperatures. Hopefully spring will show itself soon. You guys have endured quite a harsh winter.
Thank you Matt. I like to observe the garden from up high. It adds a totally new layer of enjoyment. So many areas are much worse off than we are this winter, but this cold is pretty harsh. I am worried for the gardenias as they never quite recovered from last year’s cold. Spring is welcome here any time.
Oh Susie, that looks beautiful but when I read your temperatures, it reminds me of a trip to New York in February some years ago and the temperature on arrival was 0 in fahrenheit. The cold is something I’ll never forget. I really hope your temperatures warm up soon, and lovely to see the birds enjoying breakfast with you.
That NY cold left an impression on you Julie, understandably. One Christmas my late mother-in-law visited us here from Florida and it was 0F. I felt so sorry for her having to be out in that cold. The next Christmas it was 70F and just lovely, so you never know what winter will be like here. I’ll take the 70F any day. Poor little birds–they really have to work hard to stay warm.
Your garden looks beautiful outlined in snow but oh dear, that is very cold indeed. I hope it will warm up for you soon.
Thanks, I do like to see the garden with edges highlighted by the snow. The groundhog didn’t see his shadow so by tradition we are due an early spring, but meanwhile winter is packing in as much cold as possible.
That’s a lot of birds, and they do look hungry.
I should have recorded them for the backyard bird count.
Your garden looks lovely with its sprinkling of snow. I’m so glad to hear that you didn’t get caught in the snow and ice storms that we saw on our news.
Susie your garden looks beautiful in snow….no outlines anymore here as the garden is swallowed in so much snow now.
Thanks Donna. I’m sure you’ll be happy to see those outline rerun in your garden.
Hi! Beautiful pictures and your garden looks really good outlined in the snow. So cold! I remember when I used to live in the mountains it was -15°C at 5 pm.
Hi Alberto! So nice to hear from you. What have you been up to? I’ll have to go check out your blog. It has remained cold this week so the garden is still tipped in snow. Some parts of the US have had unreasonable amounts of snow so I don’t complain about this little bit.
I know I’ve seen in other blogs gardens covered in snow! Crazy. Let’s say I’ve been away. Like a wild cat. For a while.