The first snow is here

This morning we woke up to a sstarry clear sky and the second cold temperature of the Autumn, -5C or 23F. By the time we had read the newpapers and finished our morning tea there was snow on the ground.

                           


I had to wait until the sun was up behind the clouds before I could take the photos.

                    


The snowing had stopped but the temperature has stayed the same.

The leaves are waiting under the snow.

First Frost

The weather has changed in a week. Last weekend we had afternoon tea/coffee out on the verandah in warm sunshine, and this past week autumn has been showing the less pleasant side. On October 1st was the first frosty morning, and my beautiful impatiens collapsed.


Luckily I had this Erica already waiting to replace the summer flower.




The next morning was even colder, a little below freezing point by the time the sun was rising.

The frosty hey looks very fragile.

It was time to start planting the narcissus bulbs we digged up in summer when the Big Project in the garden started. I only started, because I soon found that this type of garden work is not suitable for me. The ground was too dry and hard, there were far too many bulbs to plant, I had to bend too deep, or kneel down which was too painful... so many excuses. Mr. K promised to do the planting, and I will just pick the biggest bulbs to be planted. There are hundreds of them. The newpaper says you can plant them as long as you can make a hole in the ground to put them in. It will be easier to do before there is much snow, of course.

The leaves in the trees are turning yellow and red now. I love the sight when the sun is shining in the trees

and the little bushes.

My outdoors activity resulted in a little cold, so I have been just sneezing and blowing my nose and resting when I can, hoping this was it. I haven't been sewing much, nothing finished anyway, so no crafty photos this time.