Beauty and the beast...

Oh how magical these ice crystals are on the heated birdbath! Somehow, however, crystals just like this in my water pipes did not seem lovely to me. At all.

Pipes thawed. Crisis averted.

Temperature... -25. And THAT, ladies and gents, is cold. But yes, the ice and snow is still stunning. When all is said and done, I am eager for more winter. Bring it on!

Winter garden...

My winter garden is just as full of delights as it is during the summer... if I only take time to look.

Life's a picnic...

Life's a picnic! The heavens blanketed us with 2 feet or more of snow yesterday. When I went out with snow shovel in hand, the drifts where my path should have been were thigh high! No need to dream of a white Christmas this year. During the 14 Christmases celebrated in Memphis I used to long for even a dusting of snow anytime in December. How magnificently some dreams come true!