Those of you who know me, know all too well how much of a fair weather gardener I am. I'm certainly not one who ventures out on a frosty morning to take photos ~ I just admire yours (from the warmth of my living room). Something completely inexplicable came over me this morning tho while I was hauling the trash to the curb. Some crazy impulse to grab my camera and give this heretofor unexplored venue a try. Everything frosted that I turned my camera on was either brown or inanimate but I have to concede, there IS a beauty to be found in icy crystals. You'll never know how hard that was for me to admit. My favorite frosted photo from this AM was this one:
Freeze-dried roses covered in spiky hoar frost. Okay, got to admit, that's pretty. What about this little grouping of dangling rose leaves:
They're not bad either. I'm getting in the groove now. Let's take a peek at a rose hip stem:
Wow, a frosted star on a stem. Glorious. It feels foreign for me to even think that. But okay, I'm warming to my early morning adventure. (I can say that now because I'm back indoors & thawing). Here's the last shot I snapped before heading back inside:
The vintage iron fence that was once surrounded by poppies, iris and later hollyhocks stood rather forlornly in it's icy cloak. I was tempted (just for a second) to touch those crystallized fleur-des-lis until I snapped to. Enough already. It was fun (for the teeny bit of time I spent outside) but I don't know that it was so enjoyable I'd be anxious for a repeat. At least I have some pictures to prove I tried it. :-)
Thanks for venturing out to capture these gorgeous photos! Love the frosted star...I hope we get one good snow this year~~gail
Posted by: Gail | November 18, 2009 at 01:16 PM
Your frosty pictures are very pretty. We still haven't had an actual frost yet, just one night with a freeze. Nothing very photogenic about it. I love your fence picture.
Posted by: Catherine | November 18, 2009 at 03:34 PM
I especially like the third one. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Sweet Bay | November 18, 2009 at 05:44 PM
You see, now you can enjoy your pictures from inside the warm house on frosty morns. Blogs are great for inspiration and super good shots of the frost. It looks mighty cold!
Posted by: tina | November 18, 2009 at 06:05 PM
I think you might have had a hoar frost(when dew freezes)! That is the most beautiful frost! Glad you ventured out to get the beautiful pictures!
Posted by: Robin | November 18, 2009 at 07:28 PM
OMG! How beautiful! The vintage fence is fantastic!
Posted by: Tatyana | November 18, 2009 at 08:53 PM
Well done Kathleen. I like that first photo as well. (I like all of them, the first is my favorite)
Posted by: Janet | November 19, 2009 at 06:07 AM
How beautiful your shots are. It was well worth it - for us anyway. ;-) Glad you ventured out.
Posted by: RainGardener | November 19, 2009 at 09:29 AM
Gorgeous pics! I'll never look at frost in the same way again.
Posted by: Jackie (Ellie Mae's Cottage) | November 19, 2009 at 08:17 PM
Nothing lovelier than flowers and leaves dusted with frost diamonds. Like you, I seldom get photos because my days off are precious and sleeping in is such a luxury.
Marnie
Posted by: Marnie | November 20, 2009 at 10:20 AM
gorgeous pictures - glad you ventured out :) We are having crazy weather here - still in the 60's - even 70's last weekend! I haven't moved my pots inside yet because the flowers are still blooming!! Doesn't feel like Thanksgiving weather, that's for sure.
Posted by: Alice Golden | November 21, 2009 at 05:57 AM
Amazing shots, I love your photography.. pure eye candy. :) Your Thanksgiving tree is gorgeous. Have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Sherry Wright | November 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Gorgeous photos, and a good way of dealing with the oncoming cold, dreary weather. I love the look of frost on plants, windows, etc; just not the reason for its appearance.
Posted by: jodi (bloomingwriter) | November 22, 2009 at 04:10 PM