After some unseasonably mild weather, we have had a couple of frosty mornings. This always makes the garden look prettier.
It does seem that my poor apple tree has a case of coral spot. This is a fungal infection caused by the pathogen, Nectria cinnabarina. Apparently it is a sign that the poor tree is already ailing. I fear that neglect followed by amateur pruning has brought it to this sorry state.
Last night the frost rime was even thicker. The cobweb draped frosty seed head of the golden rod looked like something Miss Haversham might have in a vase.
The fallen leaves looked like the Ghosts of Autumn Past.
The holly and laurel berries were given a wintry sugar frosting.
Who doesn’t love a frosty log covered with ivy?
The rose hips were looking good too.
The orb weaving spiders always give good value in a frost, or a dewy morning.
This is what freezing fog looks like in the camera’s flash, similar to a car’s headlights, which is why you must drive so very carefully in it.
Wow you got some beautiful frost đ
Next best thing to snow đ
Lovely pictures, the spider webs look like chain mail.
They do! đ
Absolutely beautiful frost photos đ Thank you for these – I am looking at them and trying to cool down! đ
Hahaha, you’re welcome!
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There were some spectacular frosty views on the road to Abergavenny and back yesterday. One particularly misty false seascape was amazing and it really did look like we were driving down the hill to Broad Haven on the Pembrokeshire coast.
That sounds beautiful đ
It was good that the hedges and trees were heavily frosted and the roads free of ice.
The best of both worlds. It is a nice drive along that road, as long as no one is tailgating đ
They can tailgate me as much as they won’t, but they would need to do it very slowly.
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Lovely pictures! We don’t have any red berries which is a shame, I looked for some yesterday when I took my frost pictures. Slightly envious đ I suspect Mr & Mrs Blackbird have had ours!
They are getting harder to find đ
Freezing fog…that was so strange to this Florida girl when I visited Portland, Oregon in winter. Crazy!
A bit like a British person feeling the heat of the sun đ
LOL yep.
Fifty degrees old style here today!
The frost has melted away here now, but it is really foggy at the mo’.
Rose hips and spiderweb images are so stunning.
Mother Nature’s decorations đ
I love those frosty mornings. We are having them here in Sweden right now. đ
They are a rare treat in England. I had heard that Sweden was having an icy blast at the moment, stay safe and enjoy đ
Im close to Gothenburg so I’m not that far north, but we had snow and 11 below, but now it seems its turning to slushe, and by morning, maybe ice… đ
Fresh snow is much nicer :-\