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| Bits of ice and snow on ground. |
I had really been looking forward to seeing a nice picture-postcard snow yesterday, on January 6--it would be the first snowfall of the year. We've hardly had any snow in the past couple of years. But mother nature did not grace us with the lovely snow I'd hoped for. It started to come down as sleet--tiny BB-sized pellets, which adhered only our deck and the mulch on the flower beds. After a few hours of that, some actual snow descended, but the big, wet flakes lasted only for about fifteen minutes and then turned to rain--a slow drizzle.
With the temperature hovering around 32 degrees, the rain froze slowly, leaving droplets on the branches, and tapered off in the evening. When I got up this morning, the ice crystals shimmered on the trees, making the foggy morning seem even colder than it was. I didn't get out to take photos until the ice had melted quite a bit. What there was, was interesting, but hardly spectacular.
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| The cherry tree in the front yard. |
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| The yard on the west. |
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| The back yard this morning. |
Hard to make photos of some remnants of ice and snow look interesting. But, taking a closer look at some of the frosty vegetation, one could find some pleasing sights, like the icing on the pavement and ground cover.
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| Ice crystals on the front walk. |
Some of the small evergreens looked particularly lovely with their icy decoration. The red leaves of the dwarf Nandina are gorgeous at this time of the year! I guess we'll have to hope for a better snowfall the next time around.
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| Dwarf cypress |
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| Frozen blue rug juniper |
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| Dwarf Nandina. |
