Around the Yard

Thought I would try out my one of my Christmas presents....a new camera from my kids.  I haven't had the time to read the instructions yet so I'm just on point and click for now.  It is bitterly cold here right and the sky is gray but the quiet of the snow falling is so peaceful and calming that for the few minutes I was out trying to capture a couple of shots in the yard I really didn't feel the skin on my face freezing.

This old galvanized bucket was sitting in the garage so I painted it black and painted the house numbers on it.  In the summer its filled with geraniums and ferns and in the winter with greens and snow.  I see that the post will have to be repaired come spring as the weight of the frozen dirt has pulled it south.

This little birdbath in the back yard reminds me of a angle food cake with the snow swirling on both levels.  This is a little memorial that was given to us by dear friends when Mr. Hubby's mama passed away a few years ago.  I know she loves looking down at it filled with birds in the summer enjoying a little bath and then in winter as a beautiful testimonial to the season's of life.

This is an ice sculpture on the front step.  I plan to do a post on this for later this week.  I've had the form for years and make several of these every winter.  They look beautiful during the holidays with a candle flickering inside the ice.  Hopefully I can figure out how to take a better picture of this so you can see how pretty and unique they are.

I hope that wherever you live that you are warm and content today.