Our house

 
This is what we woke up to this morning.....I can't imagine how my just arising tulips and my poor crocus will do in this weather!

Mostly gone

 
The snow is mostly melted. This is the front of our house, sideways as it were.....

Welcome

 
Along with the yarrow not getting cut and dried, our little welcome lab got left outside as well...it is now frozen to the ground and has become an immovable object. Of course, it IS -19F today (-28C) and school was canceled. I would like to think I am not a weather wimp but.....that is pretty darn cold....especially if your car breaks down and one would have to walk some place....

Brrrrrr

 
All that is left of my summer garden are these Yarrow plants. I thought I was going to cut them and dry them and use them in an arrangement....at least that was the plan.But as you can see, that didn't happen.....they certainly look cold with frozen snow on them....

Winter Wonderland

 
This was my house this morning....Too bad hubby hadn't winterized the snowblower yet! On the other hand...the lawn mower is still up and running!

A green yard

 
We have certainly enjoyed a mild summer...hence the very green yard...I am not a fan of watering the yard for a variety of reasons and get really annoyed with neighbors that do as we are all on a well and tap into the same aquifer below ground....we also don't use weed killer...as it makes its way to the water ultimately...the pros and cons of no sewers where we are....on the other hand...stop over and we will play some boccie ball on my lovely green yard....

An unusual fence

This house is just up the street from the seven dwarf house.....Not very good quality...I mean, I WAS driving --but it is an unusual fence....

Jack Frost has returned

When I went out to get the newspaper, the sun was reflecting on the frost that Mother Nature left last night. I think my tulips have had more than they can handle.Hit with freezing rain yesterday and now the frost....just when I thought it was going to change!

More reflections

I loved the reflections in the windows on this Inverness house. The lovely color is from the sun...you know...that thing that glows in the sky. We haven't seen much of it around here for a while.

Snowy snowy night

My first post with my new camera....It is snowing here and it is supposed to snow all night. The Village of Inverness is officially out of road salt....I can hardly wait to see what the roads look like in the morning.

Bird's nest

I thought there were just a bunch of leaves left in this tree after all the wind and snow we've had, I found that to be remarkable. On closer inspection, it appears to be a bird's nest.

An Old House

I pass this house on my way to work everyday....it is considered a historical landmark as it was built in 1875 or somewhere near there....

Out my back door

This is what it looks like out my back deck door this morning at 6 AM. I knew we wouldn't be long without snow!

An Inverness house

When this house was built, it was show cased in the local newspaper and had a very nice article about the architect. I didn't save the article but I wish I had. I don't remember the architect but he did a very nice job.

Leafless Inverness tree

 
I knew there would be no red on this sugar maple after the 2 days of rain we had! It is our Thanksgiving morning and it has sprinkled snow!....and all the leaves are gone...at least off of the sugar maple. I so love the red leaves and am sorry it didn't happen this year. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. There were 28 at our celebration. A fun time was had by all!

A frosty Inverness morning

 
The 3 trees down near the street are the Mountain Ash. I will miss them when they go but we are not going to cut them down until they are gone. I have neighbor who is trying to save his trees and spending a lot of money on pesticides I'm sure. I think it is a lost cause. The Ash borer will get them anyway. There are no Elm trees left due to Dutch elm disease. I don't imagine the Mountain Ash will fare any better. Clancy was off on a mission on this frosty morning....He has figured out the electric fence(where he can go without getting zapped) so he was feeling pretty bold today.

A burning bush and Simon

 
This is one of my favorite bushes. It is called a burning bush and it looks beautiful today.