Monsteras

 

Monsteras

 The end stage of the frozen leaves. Soon, compost.

Dock

 

Clyde's Banana post-freeze

 The same frost nailed all of the banana plants in the area. I love the look of folded paper. They will come back.

Monstera, garden,Holga

Sometimes the better lens isn't the best lens.
 

More azaleas, garden

 

Azaleas, garden

 

Japanese shadows, garden

 

Monstera leaves

They turned wonderful colors as they died.

 

Monstera leaves, post-freeze

We had a rare heavy frost here a few weeks ago. It got down to 22f -5.5c and knocked the garden into next week. For the first time in decades I feared that i might lose the Monstera. These leaves are in the first stages of frost burn. I lost every leaf on every plant This week the first green baby leaves appeared. Yay.

 

Sego leaves, garden

 

Shadows on my fridge

 

Magnolia, garden

 Beautiful light this afternoon and I used the Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 35mm. Lovely lens. Thanks Kirk.

Desk chair, LR

 

Japanese shadows, garden

 

Redbuds, today

 The Redbud tree is a nice clean tree that has pretty leaves during the year. It is not spectacular...except in the Spring. Before even a hint of leaves appears the trunk and branches are covered with tiny purple flowers that remain for a week or so. The surest sign that Spring is on its way.

Monstera leaf, garden

 

White mums, Home

 

Afternoon shadows, Sunroom

 

Farmer's market last Friday

 

Frosty monsters

We had a deep and long frost last week and, as a result, the Monstera in the garden took quite a hit. Most of the leaves were done for. The main stem will survive fine and send up new leaves in a few weeks, so I cut these off as thy changed color.

 

Sage leaves in winter light

 

Dock shadows

 

Evening light

 

More sego leaves.

 

Kitchen window sill and bulldozer.

The land next door has been sold and the new owners are grading the land and removing some trees in preparation for construction. All the vegetation has gone and we have bright light on that side now.
 

Clyde's elephant ears

 We have had a few frosts lately and a couple of strong ones, 22f last night. They put a hurt on tropical plants. This one looks even worse today. But they come back once the weather warms up.

Spanish moss

 

Monstera, Garden

 

Axel's dock, ICW

 

Historical picture.

 Every July 31st, in the south of France, Local people turn out to get the villages looking lovely in preparation for the August rush of German and English with their blindingly white legs arriving on the 1st. Here is a plucky local lass in Saignon vacuuming the street.

Felicita, Apt

 

Andrew and Rose, Saignon

 

Clyde's dock

 

My rose/herb garden

I love to sit here in the afternoon in the winter and let the sun hit me and tend my herbs.
 

Sego palm leaves, Garden