It's Cold outside

We woke up to -16 F yesterday morning. This picture is taken out on the deck looking to the west.






Recipe: Paper: MJB Summer Linens Green 4
Frames: JM Trippetti Aunties Attic AddOn

Hoar Frost

This morning everything looks like someone had added glitter outside. I wasn't able to take pictures of the evergreen tress as my battery was low but you can see it every nicely in this pictures. I've added a link to WeatherOnline for details on hoar frost.

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Patio is Finished

The patio is finally finished and it looks great. We finished painting the underside of the deck and around all of the garden beds, the electrical boxes are installed and working. We just need the time to enjoy it. I think the guys, David and Doug, have used it more than us this year.





The pictures were taken just after dusk, I even have the star lights on. I had picked these up for David when he was overseas, but the last batch I sent someone else walked off with them so I kept them until he came home. He helped me hang them up and I will send them with him when he leaves again.





I need to find the pictures of the garden beds before and after. We were really amazed at the difference. Next spring there will be a few places to touch up - such as around the sage and thyme plants.

This last picture was taken from the top of the deck looking down onto the patio. It gives a better look at the lights. Dale had bought a couple of boxes of the battery operated lights last year and I really like the way they look. The company isn't the greatest to deal with if something goes wrong or trying to get battery replacements. Oh well, live and learn.

Orchid

My son brought home a surprise for me. Since I'm a plant person this is an extra special surprise.

Weather

We have had rain for on and off for the last couple of weeks. I feel like I'm back in Seattle. When we got up we had fog. I had a few minutes before I had to head out to work so I was able to snap a few shots. The second and third photo are taken from the foot of the steps looking in different directions. The first photo is from the middle of the patio.