Frosty First Footing

We made our first visit to the garden today. The ground was hard and crunchy. Leaves were rimed with ice .....

.......the pond was frozen over but the sun was shining ...... yipee.

Steve had trouble lifting the leeks which were the basis of our soup this evening. I had a little wander. There was no wind blessedly, but I did need my fourth layer.

The winter honeysuckle must have been glorious before the frost as it was smothered in blossom, today it was slightly withered. 

However the willow, which I remembered not to trim, is just showing its pink fluffy buds. The sky was an incredible blue.

We hadn`t planned on staying long as we are just beginning to build up our fitness, after having had flu before Christmas.

But I did cut back some bracken and fern by the pond as well as a few dead perenniels. The beds we did not tackle in the autumn are looking a bit bedraggled.

Steve sawed up a few logs from rotting wooden posts.

Inside the polytunnel it was toasty but the poor geraniums were looking awful.

However the broad beans have survived.

But we have signs of spring .... the tubs of daffodils.

 

During the very soggy weather before the cold snap, I think we may have had a four-legged visitor.
 

We were up-lifted by our visit. We sure needed a break from preparation for our new kitchen.

Happy days.