Sunday, December 11, 2011

Winter Wonderland

Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song, as we go along
Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland


Awaiting new petunias come spring.
Another of those round-to-it jobs that I haven't got round to.

Yesterday was just one of those perfect winter mornings.  The sun was sparkling on the new-fallen snow, and hoar frost coated every available surface. Sometimes the gardens can be almost as spectacular this time of year as mid summer in all their blossoming splendour.

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Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle:  d) Caribbean

Today's Puzzle:


Word Morph
Can you convert rain to snow in six steps, using common words (only changing one letter at a time)?

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And that is about all I have to say for today.

Musings and meanderings from the Musical Gardener.

10 comments:

  1. Lovely pictures, but snow is one of those things I enjoy more in a picture than in person. ('Cept for the very first snowfall of the year ... that is always magical.) But no snow in Georgia. It was so warm here yesterday, I washed and waxed my car.

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  2. The pictures are lovely and very seasonal. However, I am glad you got the snow to enjoy and we didn't,

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  3. So, I am reading your other post and see my name. Well, well I say to myself, I have made the big time, someone is mentioning me. Then I click on "More" and a blank page comes up. Story of my life - shot down in mid-sentence. It was nice that you wrote that I was a good read. Thank you very much, I appreciate the compliment but am curious on how it ended.

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  4. Beautiful. Makes me feel happy too. I love a bright sunny winter day.

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  5. Beautiful shots. Yes I still have a few things out there that I will move into the shed eventually.
    Stay warm.

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  6. Awesome shots! It's hard to make a good photo of a plain ordinary object.

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  7. Hi Accepting Changes. Here is the original post you mentioned. I had to hunt for it to find it.

    "Secondly Arleen at Starting Over, Accepting
    Changes - Maybe who has been one of my long time followers (yes I know I've only been blogging eleven months) has nominated me for the The Versatile Blogger Award - my first award nomination. If you haven't checked out her site before, it's a great read, and she sees and tells life like it is. Thanks so much for your kind nod my way. I will figure out how to best respond in the next few days."

    Not sure why it came up blank for you, it appears to be working well on my end.

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  8. Looks like you got some snow. None here yet in fact we have temps in the 60ºs predicted for later this week.

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  9. Great shot of the snow-encrusted cat-tails. However, you can keep the white stuff up north with you.

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