Hi everyone. Happy Friday. Today I'm linking up to Nicole's Friday Face Off and Gillena's Friday Lunch Break.
It's been a mostly cold week at my house, and even though we did get a tiny bit of rain on Wednesday, it still looks a lot like winter. Today I'm sharing some of those winter views, mostly from around my yard.
From this angle my greenhouse looks cold and empty.
But the inside is actually a disaster zone. 😈 I moved a few things in here to store them for the winter and a few of the plants I was keeping in here have since died. As expected. But I did get basil to last into November which was great since if you're familiar with this plant, it is very susceptible to cold. On the ground you can see some kale that needed a bit of water and is still hanging on, as well as some garlic. I hope I can get both of them through the winter since they're very hardy plants. (But time will tell.)
And the frost made some cool patterns on the "window" panels.
The bees are all snug in their hive for the winter. We put up a frame protective structure around them to help keep the wind off of them, wind being far worse than snow on them since with wind they can't maintain the high hive temperature they need to survive.
And so far so good. The other day I found they had done a bit of hive cleaning and whisked out some dead bees onto the snow. (As they should on warmer days.)
And here's some faces for Friday Face Off. My daughter took this photo and sent it to us. Here's her husband (my son-in-law) and the Godzilla snowman he made. I love how he added claws and teeth to it.
Then a couple days later she sent along this photo. The deer didn't know what to make of Godzilla.
Speaking of deer, this one was eating some bird food I scattered on the ground the other day. I'm just glad he didn't reach up and pull the feeders down. And excuse the darkness, but it was later in the day and getting dark when I noticed him.
And the other day these 2 decided my lunch smelled delicious.
That's it for me. Have a super Friday and weekend ahead.
20 comments:
Hmmmm... kale!!! Still in the freezer here - for chips! Thank you for the reminder!
Frost sure is a great artist!
Best of luck for your bees! Wow... they throw out dead bees themselves? I hope there was some kind of funeral by them.... reckon rather not...
To Godzilla (and your SIL) - LOL, poor deer, dear!
Oh. She really is blind... but can still smell - did you share?
Have a happy Friday, hugs
It's been 12 years since I've experienced a real winter like yours. It was nice seeing your photos of it. Good luck with the kale and garlic--fingers crossed they make it!
Gosh...so much snow...and we have really mild winter here...it feels almost like early spring. How cool is that deer visiting your back yard!
Growing your own herbs is a great idea. Apart from basil, what else do you grow well?
Our parsley is always tasty
Good morning, I enjoyed all the photos. I love your greenhouse-a perfect size too. Fun snowman and I wonder what the deer were thinking haha
Happy Friday and weekend hugs Kathy
Lovely photos, it feels like January already doesn't it? So cold already.
How close the deer got! Great photos, and well, in this cold, no plant will want to grow in it!
The Godzilla snowman is great *laughs* from your son-in-law, as long as he isn't one!
Your two dogs, oh, how lovingly they look! Oh my goodness, owner, why can you eat something so good right in front of our doggy noses, grrr. Thanks for this great post! Have a nice evening! Hugs, Elke
I think that the urge to build a snowman never leaves us. You son-in-law did a great job. I just returned from Colombia to a whole heap of snow in southern Ontario. Bright and sunny, though.
...it looks like your bees will have a cozy winter.
Love these photos! That Godzilla snowman is awesome! LOL I love that you've got the deer next to it! Hope you have a warm and cozy weekend! (We have just got about 2 inches of snow and another 2-4 coming tomorrow!)
The little snow we had got washed away by the rain. No complaints from me. But it is wicked cold outside. I didn't know deer would eat bird seed. I suppose they will eat whatever they can find. Maddie and Pete look so cute begging for a treat. Stay warm!
Snow figure to confuse a deer.
Interesting and funny
Thanks for linking to AFFF
MUCH♡LOVE
I must admit I've never made a snowman. It must be great fun. Godzilla looks great. Especially her manicure.
I love the photo of your dogs.
I'm glad the bees are behaving normally (I think that cleaning out the hive is normal). Fingers crossed they survive.
I loved every photo. Glad to see the bees are doing well and the snow bear is pretty cool -- as is the deer! I love that you have a greenhouse!
I love your green house and had to laugh when you wrote that the inside is a disaster. Looks fine to me, uhhhh like a gardener live there. LOL I love the snow man. Your SIL is very handsome. Always fun with the deer show up. Your dogs are just too cute. I had no idea the the bees clean out the dead one. They are such cool insects. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have the best weekend.
The Godzilla snowman is fantastic, I like your son-in-law's sense of humor. He did such a great job. The deer photos are lovely as well, and your two dogs are so so cute. Did they get something for lunch, too? Have a lovely weekend, Erika. Hugs - Carola
Gosh, not seen that much snow here for years, your photos capture the frost chill so well. And your SIL's snow monster is awesome.
B x
Godzilla is looking great. I've got a basil plant growing indoors, it's grown quite tall.
It's nice to have your greenhouse and hope that the garlic and kale will survive, Erika. i didn't now that the bees actually toss out the dead ones.
I do like the Godzilla snowman :)
No snow here, but many areas of the UK have too much rain!
Enjoy your weekend.
All the best Jan
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