Kew Gardens 28th Smile – my 1000th post

This post is my 1000th post

Let’s celebrate with

a Kew visit on a cold day

has its beauty.

Frost makes beautiful pictures.

There are also still Autumn coloured leaves

even now in December.

Frost – grasses – colour pictures from the Kew visit

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Even in Winter Kew Garden

has so much beauty.

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What good is the warmth of Summer
without the cold of Winter
to give it sweetness.

John Steinbeck

All pictures taken by me in Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens 21st Smile – Winter 2022

Kew Gardens – in Winter –

you think there is not much to find for pictures.

Yet I found many models for my camera, all ready to be photographed.

The typical Winter flower – the Snowdrop

 

Last year’s dried flowers make a wonderful picture

between new blooms.

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Dried flowers of last year’s hydrangea – still beautiful

please slide to see more detail.

All pictures taken by me at Kew Gardens.

Snow

Many countries have had lots of snow and really cold arctic temperatures.

I have seen beautiful snow pictures from other bloggers.

Here in London,

we had it cold (as it seemed for us) but not bitter cold

and little snow like a dusting some days.

Here are my only impressions from the Winter.

On my walk to work, I liked these

It is lovely to see the little snow crystalls.

 

 

 

The Animal

It is really getting colder as Winter approaches.

That is when the animal in me comes out.

See for yourself…

Have a great and warm weekend!

 

We have snow!

It has been snowing in London.

That does not happen that often.

My evidence:

It is beautiful to walk on the snowy pavements.

Closer look at snow, wow!

Sparkling snow!

look at the gallery ,

while we enjoy together a warm hot cup of cocoa!

 

Keep warm!

 

Frost and Rain Flowers

During my visit in Germany now in February

it was cold and frosty.

I took pictures of the frosty flowers in the morning.

I love the frost on the leaves, looked like little crystals.

Then the rained…

It creates a different effect on flowers, rather beautiful

when you look closely.

How those raindrops stick to the plant,

before they get to heavy and drop.

My mum’s garden is full with the yellow ‘Winterlinge’.

So lovely to see yellow in Winter,

they brighten up the season.

Keep warm and enjoy the beauty!

 

Is it Winter or Spring?

The weather is so confusing these days.

Just now it was snowing and it felt like -2 degrees

and on my walk I find this pretty thing braving the cold .

Tomorrow it is supposed to be +11 degrees.

 

 

The bulbs think it is Spring as they come already.

 

 

We take it as it comes and

let the sun shine from our heart!

Why is it snowing????

Breaking News

The Easter Bunny went into administration and Santa bought him out.

This is the reason why it is snowing………

Glad we solved that problem!

Have a happy day!

For the bloggers with snow, keep warm!

Winter Wonderland in London

Snowing all day,

white carpet everywhere,

sparkly snowflakes

showing the beauty of winter.

view from the kitchen window

 

Autumn – Winter Photo Challenge

While I was in Germany, I took some pictures for my own Photo Challenge, called “which season are we in?”

Before I arrived in Germany they had rather heavy snowfall so I captured this on my phone.

Winter and Autumn in one!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I attach another picture of some typical houses in Germany, these are in the little town where my parents live now.

It is the Market place in Bad Urach/ Germany. This picture was taken in August though and I love those old houses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am not a professional photographer, still I hope you like the pictures.

Have a wonderful day!