I didn’t wanna do it

…but who can resist snapping photos in the snow? Not me.

front steps

We’re not shovelers, so this was what our front steps looked like this morning.

Cupressius macrocarpus ‘Citrodora’

Our mission was to knock the snow off the evergreens before the freezing rain hits. So far, it’s been a dry, light snow, but even so the branches were weighted down with it. We were afraid that an ice storm would result in broken branches. Apparently there are two schools of thought on this. Do you think we did the right thing?

‘Citrodora’

Usually, Cupressius macrocarpus ‘Citrodora’ holds her branches reaching upward. Here, she’s bowing under the weight of our ten inches of snow.

Richard

It was a joint effort, with all the trees that we have. Here’s Richard, doing his part to liberate ‘Citradora’

Delusional Drive in costume

Delusional Drive looks pretty good in costume, don’t you think?

Hamemelis ‘Diane’

I was complaining about Hamemelis ‘Diane’ having stubby petals. I guess I was just being impatient. They elongated over time, to give us a bright spot in all the white.

Lavender walk

The lavender walk is nearly buried, but at least it shows us where the path is to the studio.

Enkianthus buds

Buds about to burst on the Enkianthus were in for a surprise. Think they’ll make it?

carrot stake

Looking to the future, or dreaming of things past?

Yucca aloifolia ‘Spanish Bayonet’

Does this not look like something out of ‘Game of Thrones’? The snow is up nearly to the rim of the big green pot holding Yucca aloifolia ‘Spanish Bayonet’.

Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp niphophila

There’s something not quite right about Eucalyptus in the snow, but it sure is purty.

Rhododendrun ‘Seaview Sunset’

The Bonnie Lassie said it best when she described the snow as bringing out a graphic quality in some plants. It surely does so with Rhododendrun ‘Seaview Sunset’

Euphorbia wulfenii

I can almost hear Euphorbia wulfenii muttering “shiver me timbers”.

front walkway

Now here’s the view out the front…

view out back

and out the back

Right now, the snow is turning to freezing rain. I can remember a number of “silver thaws” in years past. Deadly…but absolutely beautiful. Hope my gloves dry out in time so I can bore you with even more photos.

18 thoughts on “I didn’t wanna do it

  1. Heather~Some stuff looks pretty otherworldly.

    Alison~We’re holed up and enjoying the beauty, but HORRORS! We’re out of wine. This. Must. End. Soon!

  2. Sarah~It was actually fun being out there battling the elements. We get these kinds of events, on average, every 8 – 10 years, so we’re no experts in dealing with it.

  3. It’s so beautiful when it snows and doubly so here because we don’t get that kind of snow very often. I’m with the others on knocking the snow off! Hope you didn’t get any damage from the ice storm!

  4. Haven’t we all had just about snow…but wait…it is so beautiful though! Thank you for sharing these winter photos. While the snow is enough after a while I cannot resist photographing it either. Your trees seem to look OK. I also have snow way up on my large Western Arborvitae that I am waiting to melt and now they are saying more of it for later this week!

  5. Lee~I think we’ve gotten past the worst of it and now I am ready for the big thaw. We finally made it out of the driveway today, so things are on their way back to normal.

  6. Lovely photos! Gosh, I generally don’t bother knocking off the snow, but we so rarely get ice on top of snow. Usually it’s the other way around. But we might be facing it next week. Our temps are moderating. Yippeee!!! (Careful getting around on the ice!)

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