A hint of winter to come

Mother Nature is amazing! After a beautiful, clear fall day - clear blue skies, golden sun-ripened crops being harvested, some green left in the trees but also some gold and red - we awoke to a dusting of snow. It was a gorgeous day for our drive to Lincoln and back, but as we neared home at sunset, the low cloud bank in the west was obvious. Within an hour the wind came up, leaves rustled and the temperatures dropped. While the roses are hardy, the rest of the annuals in the garden have ended their glorious show.


Gromit here... I jumped outside to see this snow. There isn't much, but my favorite summer flowers got nipped by Jack Frost. Can you see how dark the leaves are? Their edges are curled, too. Good thing Marilyn made me a fleece vest to keep me warm!