Winter "Blooms"

Snow on the Echinacea makes "blossoms" white as newly bleached cotton and fluffy as egg whites beaten with sugar to form sparkly peaks.





Holly is one of the evergreens of the garden. The green of the holly is fresh and crisp like new leaves in springtime but we still have two more months before spring brings those kinds of delights on the other trees in the garden.

Snow Princess

Woke up this morning to a beautiful snowfall, the kind that makes you glad you have an errand that will have you driving along the many roads through the hills and suburbs with the snow cover making even ordinary views sparkle.

Of course, Tober (my snow princess) wanted to go out to play in the snow. With this kind of snow the garden has its "special winter blooms" and takes on the look of a special winter retreat.