Frosted Geum |
Coo, that’s chilly! I’ve never seen such spiky frost. Apparently it’s called Rime Ice and the freezing fog will have helped cause it, along with the arctic blast. It’s rather stunning, I hope you agree as here are a few more examples.
Frosted (not barbed) wire |
And netting looked hairy.The teasels were extra spiny.Especially the stems!The coreopsis flower was still just about recognisable.And the chard… well!Even the brassicas didn’t seem too happy, it may have been a bit too icy - even though they’re meant to taste even better after a frost (hmm, I wonder if the whitefly survived).
Cavolo Nero (top) & purple sprouting broccoli |
We enjoyed a few bubbles whilst on site.
You can see the bubble just beginning to freeze in this photo. Looks like craqueleur.This beautiful one stayed stuck to the pot for ages.
Meanwhile Robbie enjoyed a few mealworms. Aww, poor little chap had to puff up his feathers to keep warm.
Anyway, that was quite enough playing in the cold - look at the thickness of the ice!
We’ve had a long day. We got up extra early to enjoy the Hungerford Christmas lights in a proper frosty, foggy Winter Wonderland at 4:30 this morning (4:30!). Only to find they switch the lights off at some point in the night - doh! But the super-frosted spiders webs everywhere were amazing, so it wasn’t too disappointing.
And a few lights were left on for us to enjoy.
So that was today, as the temperatures slip down again overnight….bbrrr. No snow so far, but maybe in the coming week. The White Stripes provide this perfect song title.
Fascinating photos - it's been too dry here for any spectacular frosts. When I was working though I had to stop the car to get out and take a photo of a hoar frost. It was along a country road and the scene was magical. I haven't seen anything like it since.
ReplyDeleteIt really was spectacular and I have seen some amazing woodland scenes from the weekend too. Magical is a good word for it
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