05 February 2015

Nature has been Painting the leaves.

 
A sprinkling of snow has covered the ground
and a visit from Jack Frost has painted the leaves.
A good reason to wander around the garden with my camera.


The shrubs have started to show new green
But the leaves are frozen after the sprinkling of snow.

 
The gate is open waiting for visitors,
 but our only visitors are the birds


The birds are our regular visitors.flitting from feeder to feeder 
then fluffing up their feathers to keep warm.



Their water is frozen.
and they seem to be leaving the coconut in preference for the grease seed balls.



I love to see the ornamental grass covered in frost.


The vintage wash stand full of sprouting Saxifrages
looking like a cake that's been dusted with icing sugar.


The moss is showing a beautiful bright green, nice for the moment
 until the spring when Mr France comes with the jet-wash machine !

 
I hope these new pale green leaves will not turn brown.
It's still early, so they could withstand a trim if they do.


 Come back soon and take a wander around my garden with me
when hopefully we have some warmer weather and we have some flowers in bloom.

So until then keep warm where ever you are
and I look forward to your visit.


à bientôt

Barbara Lilian




9 comments:

  1. Love the frosty look . . . and always "garden greens!"
    Happy I have found a way to see when you post! YAY!

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    1. Thank you for visiting me for Good Fences and enjoying the Irish Garden House story . . .

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  2. Isn't it nice to see a change? Makes taking the camera out even mor fun..Lovely clics!

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  3. Your garden is so beautiful in the winter I can't wait to see it in the Spring and Summer ♥ It appears we have common likes when it comes to garden decor :)

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  4. You have a lovely garden and I am sure you love sketching beautiful images of it. How sweet to live in France. The snow sprinkled on the plants is a wonderful effect.

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  5. I just now discovered your blog, and enjoyed the pix so much. I will definitely be back! perhaps you'll visit me, too...

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  6. Such beautiful photographs Barbara …….. frost is so magical, isn't it ? We have only had a light dusting of snow here and a fair bit of frost….. it's very cold too. I actually like the Winter ….. if it wasn't for Winter, Spring wouldn't be as beautiful as it is ! XXXX

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  7. O, my ~ the birdies are so lovely! A European Robin is beyond cute.
    Thanks for sharing, Barbara.

    BTW, I joined your blog, but your post aren't coming through for some reason. I'll wait a few days to see if it works out, and if not I'll sign up via email.

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  8. Frost on the green is magical. But, to my northern eyes, green itself in this season looks magical!! I had almost forgetten! Lovely photos...

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