The frost makes for pretty leaves

Don't think we'll be eating outside.

Yet again, the sedum looks pretty.

The broad beans are not suffering too badly in the chilly weather.

Kale looks different when covered in snow.

The pond survived the snow but when I went to the shed today all the power was off. Not good for the pond (the pump has now frozen up) and definitely not good for the plants in the shed. Thankfully most of them seem to have survived and we've got the power back on so the bubble pump will, hopefully, keep some air in the pond.

As to the pump ... who knows. I hope that we won't have any burst pipes / parts when it thaws out.

The fish were still swimming around so they seem OK as well!

The frost makes the leaves very sparkly.

The snow went and was replaced by frost and lovely sunny days.

Frosty rosettes on this side and frosty helebore on the right.

Even the lavender gets a look in with the frosty sparkle.

The heather's starting to flower so I expect more pink and purple by the end of the month.

The euonymus adds a touch of rich gold.

Oli has become a regular companion as I walk around the garden. His particular interest is the pond. Went skating on the pond today so that was fun trying to get him away from it as he could see the fish moving under the ice!

There is more colour in the garden with the cornus.

It's funny how the same day can either look warm or chilly depending on where I stand in relation to the sun to take my photos. Hard to believe this photo and the one above were taken within a couple of minutes of each other.

Squirrel food in the making.

Pampas - Jonathon still doesn't like it even when it sparkles!!

Poor birds - the water was frozen solid. Still lots of bird visitors to the garden - perhaps they are managing to get water from the non-frozen bit of the pond.

Even ivy can sparkle!

Oli again - wondering what to chase next. Squirrels are a favourite but they're far too fast for him.

That's it for this month.

Jonathon took most of the snowy photos for this month and we'll wander around again next month and post some more photos.

 

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