first freeze, first snow, old news
2009 October 18
see ya next summer, Dahlias
Yep, we woke up to a freeze (not a frost) on Columbus Day morning. Bit of a shock and sad to see the Japonese anemones go at the height of their brilliance, along with the blood-red Dahlias, Nasturtiums, Zinnias, and all the peppers and tomatillos. We still have greens galore and Borage nodding on in blue and pink. Then it snowed. It’s almost bedtime for the garden.
early morning in the field
frost-edged cranesbill
Then, on Bloom Day (10/15), it snowed, and we woke up to about 2″ the next morning.
By our mid-morning walk, most of it was gone.
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I think if I were you (and I might be tonight) I’d want my fall back. But at least there’s beauty in them thar hills…
And those are some beautiful hills…
and beautiful photos.
i can’t believe you had snow for your october bloom day surprise, oh my! but you have found beautiful details brought on by the frosty cover.
Love that cranesbill. Is that a canine sweater on the dog?
Thanks everyone :) We have a few warm nights in store (high 30s?) to recover. A sweater, Les? That’s a DWR-finish, teflon-belly-coated, fleece-lined winter jacket. He hates it…
I was grousing that our nights were getting down close to 50. I will stop complaining. But a first snow–How exciting is that?! Even if it nips all your buds, it looks gorgeous.