There is a glow autumn gold from the maple leaves in the front yard while azaleas beam the colors of spring. In the meantime, winter will soon burst onto the scene with frost and temperatures near freezing. These two plants will weather it well, but it is time to cover the pineapples. #autumn #spring #winterContinue reading “Autumn and Spring with Winter Between”
Tag Archives: Frost
Frosty May Morning
Yesterday, frigid Floridians arose to frost on the car as the temperature dropped to 27 degrees Fahrenheit at Little America, Wyoming. Though we had lived near there in the past, our cold adaptation has long since vanished, and though frost may be cold, to us it is definitely not “cool.” Nope, not anymore! #frost #wyomingContinue reading “Frosty May Morning”
That’ll Dew
Dew formed on the windows as temperatures hovered near freezing yesterday morning. What a relief; I remember living in places where it was frost or even a hard layer of ice that regularly accumulated on the inside of the windows in winter. Nope, it wasn’t quite cold enough here to freeze last night, and asContinue reading “That’ll Dew”
Jack’s Back!
Jack Frost has made a visit for real for the first time this year in central Florida. Temperatures weren’t low enough to freeze any standing water, and most of the plants are doing ok so far but colder temperatures will likely come, and it will be necessary to cover the pineapple plants when it does.Continue reading “Jack’s Back!”
Faux Frost
Imagine a hard frost coating the windows in central Florida; actually I try not to. I remember past times of cold fingers, frozen whiskers, and frostbite on the bridge of my nose after a jog in -30 degrees one morning in Wyoming. One winter in Illinois I had to shovel snow off our roof threeContinue reading “Faux Frost”
Fineapples
There were no pineapple fruits from the plants this year since the patch was replanted last year from the fruit tops and from suckers of the old ones and hadn’t had time to mature. Next year, however, they should start producing, as long as we can keep them from freezing over the winter. I thinkContinue reading “Fineapples”
Phoenix From the Frost
Perhaps the alter ego of the Phoenix, this blossom arose, not from the ashes of fire, but from the grips of a hard freeze. It weathered the cold without protection or cover, enduring by its own innate strength, a beautiful survivor of adversity. #phoenix #blossom #freeze #frost
Santa, Frosty, and Jack
During a recent chilly morning walk we saw Santa, Frosty and Jack’s Frost. While we didn’t actually see Jack, he left his handiwork on the shivering shingles on the house nearby as well as on several others, and from the looks of the weather report, he is far from done. #santa #frostythesnowman #jackfrost
Sweet Dreams
A couple of hard freezes chilled our expectations for our pineapple patch, but to our surprise at least eight new pineapples are poking out from the frostbitten plants. Sweeeet!
Plumeria and the Phoenix
Like a phoenix arising from its own ashes, these shoots are budding replacements for the tree from which they were taken. The tree itself was killed in a hard freeze this winter, but these shoots were taken before the freeze and kept safe in the shed. When they started to bud while in a boxContinue reading “Plumeria and the Phoenix”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 