Went to the 10th annual ice sculpture event. Beautiful ice carvings! It was SOOO VERRRY COLD!!! Inside and out. Hot chocolate was free and warmed my hands! The Ice Works Factory also has a tour and museum. Just amazing to learn so much about how ice was harvested here in the Poconos many, many years ago. There were photos and some tools and machinary in the museum on display. Ice Harvesting was a BIG industry here many years ago. Posted a few photos of ice carvings and a carver at work.
Forgot to change date on photos.
Got about a foot of snow up here in the Poconos. Places south of us got anywhere from a foot to 2 feet. NY was pretty much CLOSED DOWN by 2:30 yesterday afternoon. No mass transit, railroad, roads closed, and many stores closed up early. NY, DC, PHILLY, and points south got hammered.
Today sunny, cold, and a bit less windy. Roads are pretty good (plowing went on all day yesterday) stores open.
Been feeding the deer, birds, etc.
Also took a ride and took some nice snowscene photos.
No news pertaining to gardening. It's been very mild for what seems like forever. Can't complain. Winters in the Poconos are usually well under way by now. It was 68 degrees 2 days ago! Felt more like a day in early May. Just have to wait and see what Mother Nature will do come January ....
I potted up amaryllis bulbs from last year and things are blooming.
The red/white one is "Samba" and the all white one is "Denver."
In the last pic the one on the left (just 1 bud) is Red Lion. I still have 2 bulbs stored in the closet that I will pot up at the end of December/beginning of January. By the time February rolls around, I really will NEED to see something bright and colorful blooming.
I haven't posted on here for quite awhile. Either been busy or just lazy ... take your pick. Anyway, up here in the Poconos the beautiful Fall weather of October turned into what looked like a day in mid-March. On Sunday we got our first hard frost and some of the white stuff! Not much more than a heavy dusting, but still, it was snow.
It didn't faze our cat, Patch.
And then there's the dead stuff. To name a few ... a pot of frosted marigolds, shriveled up angelonia, cleome, and tall white marigolds - which had just started to bloom. The white marigolds were my fault, really. I started them too late in the season.
I gotta say though, Mother Nature has some sense of humor!
