Baby It's Cold Outside

Jack Frost and Old Man Winter are really at work.  14 degrees this morning and any thought of overwinter some of my tender perennials has been shot.  I'm just hoping to keep my ranunculus and anemones from freezing.  I can't water anything the hoses are frozen and the ground is too cold to work at present so it's just sit back and wait.  I wanted to start planting seeds but my potting soil is frozen so I'll have to wait on that.

I still have a lot of snow on the ground and I got almost got my van stuck going to the mailbox yesterday.  Even though the other roads heavier traveled are clear of most of the ice and snow our side road is still treacherous.

I have time to look through the seed catalogs, get my orders in and wait for the warmth.  It will probably take several days in the upper 40's to melt everything. Anyway, we don't want to warm up too quickly and send plants into "Oh, it's Spring,"  when we still have a few more months to go.  I've seen this before and not necessarily a good thing.

Stay Safe and Stay Warm

Mornings Cold and Crisp

Dutch Iris making its way up

The birds ice skating ring

The sun is in my eyes

I guess winter is upon us.  I never before remember waking up to freezing temps for two weeks straight before.  27 degrees again this morning.  We are suppose to get some moisture today however, I believe if that happens it will snow.  I still need to get some bulbs planted I put it off too long usually the ground doesn't freeze until January.  What does Mother Nature have in store for us?  Stay Tuned......

See what you can do when the water freezes?

It's so much more fun to go out in the boat and break ice with a 2X4, than in the summer when there is no ice.