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