Day 270
Whoop there it is the.... the first frost of the Fall/Autumn season! I am so glad I harvested the tomatoes yesterday!
This frost was light as compared to the heavy frosts we have had in the past. We still have lots frosty weather yet to come!
Our last frost can be around May 20th and our first can be expected Sept.11th. The earliest we've had frost was the middle of August. We are very lucky this year!
There was no time to hesitate, there I am in my flip flops and blue housecoat wandering the front and back yard to get a frost picture for today's photo challenge!(yes Robert was chuckling!)
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| First Frost |
As you can see on this sunflower, a sprinkling of frost. I am saddened to think that this sunflower may not flower.
It didn't take long and the morning warmed up and the frost melted.
When we get more frosty mornings, I am thinking about using my macro lens to try and get a close up photo of what the frost looks like.. or even some in B & W. We will see!
Time to dig out those warm sweaters and hot chocolate. Time to walk in the woods and hear the crunch of the leaves under your feet. Time to snuggle by the fire, read a good book, or knit up some scarves!
Until tomorrow!
Jewels
"Life starts all over again in the fall when it gets crisp outside." Unknown
Frost (also called white or hoarfrost) occurs when air temperatures dip below 0°C and ice crystals form on plant leaves, injuring, and sometimes killing, tender plants. Clear, calm skies and falling afternoon temperatures are usually the perfect conditions for frost. It signals the end of the back yard gardens, harvest should now be complete with only a few hardy vegetables remaining. September 22 was the first day of fall and the first Frost Was the 27th, at least in our neighbourhood. Goody… in ne month it will be the first day of Winter.
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