On the grounds of Flower World, a huge and amazing nursery about an hour north of my garden is a pond (small lake) with jets that shoot water about 20 feet into the air. The effect of the water blowing and freezing on things around is rather lovely.
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The floating platform of one of the jets had been turned sideways by the freezing of water so the water was shooting a bit sideways instead of straight up so there was a bit more ice coating the vegetation on one side of the pond.
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Procession of shrouded mourners? Ghosts? I think perhaps the Trachycarpus fortunei will be appreciative of their winter coats.
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Tomorrow, the temperature here is predicted to rise to 54 which will feel downright balmy, especially compared to the predicted low of -27 for my sister and niece in Alaska. Hope that arctic air doesn't plan on traveling south.
The floating platform of one of the jets had been turned sideways by the freezing of water so the water was shooting a bit sideways instead of straight up so there was a bit more ice coating the vegetation on one side of the pond.
You can see un-coated green lawn in the background.
So pretty it almost makes our recent freezing temperatures worth it.
Okay, we've celebrated the beauty of winter, can we get on with spring now?
Procession of shrouded mourners? Ghosts? I think perhaps the Trachycarpus fortunei will be appreciative of their winter coats.
