A Sudden Freeze

When the following images were taken it was a mild, snowless fall in Tidewater Virginia, with temperate days that allowed local gardens to stay in bloom well beyond their normal growth cycle. One afternoon I noticed a lovely garden of blossoms that were remarkable for their lateness in the season.

Mindful of those blossoms, I gathered up my camera equipment for an early morning foray into that garden, hopeful that I would find those blossoms encased in ice. And so they were! CLICK! It is not often that you see Nature's flora wrapped so exquisitely.

Chrysanthemum
Dendranthema gradiflorum

 

Gum ball from the Sweet Gum Tree
Liquidambar styraciflua

 

Blossom of the perennial Hybiscus Hybiscus moscheutos

 

Seed pod of the perennial Hybiscus Hybiscus moscheutos

 

Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea

 

Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare

 

Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia

 

Common Holly
Llex aquifolium

 

Oak Leaves
Quercus robur

 

Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris

 

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