Snow That Sticks Around....
We have been having a Somewhat snowy Winter, Dear Readers, mostly because it has been so cold that even the very tiny amounts of snow that have fallen don't melt even on sunny days! And most of those amounts have been what are called "a dusting"..... not really even measurable! But on a couple of occasions we have had a more robust amount collect, five even six inches have piled up. And almost every time the beautiful early morning before the snow is blown off the trees and bushes we have that magical "Winter Wonderland" outside our doors! And so I wanted to remind you of the beauty of this by bringing out the Winter Lilac Shrub and showing the fresh snowfall at The Folly Dollhouse. (Yes, it snowed here in RL a couple of nights ago!) Do you even remember the epic 18 months process of building the Lilac Shrub in four seasonal versions? The entire reason for this idea was so that I could show you The Folly in Winter as well as Spring and Summer! And once this idea had come to pass, it necessitated that all The Folly Garden flora be produced in seasonal variations. Above you can see the Lilac in it's Winter finery. But as some of you are aware, this year I have added the Rhododendron Shrub to this Garden, with the flowering shrub in May and the Summer Green one in July... all I needed to do was make the Winter version, right?
Oh Look! The sun is coming out as we stand here!
Isn't it beautiful?
And if we step back just a little....
Wait... is that Snow on the Rhododendron too????
Heavens, what a beautiful sight!
Wow!
Well, Dear Readers, this is the reason I go to so much trouble!
It just is so darn beautiful!
(And I wouldn't want to have to give up on the May blossoms either!)
And no, I am not quite Super Woman and
already made the third Rhododendron shrub...
I took the already "finished" summer leafy one
and just added the snow to it!
This is partly because I was not satisfied
with the "end product" of the Summer one...
the leaves were not quite assembled to make
the best "dense coverage" possible
and so it always looked a bit sparse to me.
I was going to need to start over with a different leaf attaching plan.
But rest assured, I have been making leaves!
All Fall and well into December
I continued the daily leaf batch factory.
There are more than 50 batches in the above dish....
(each batch is forty leaves)
just waiting for me to get out the glue and start attaching leaves!
And, of course, the sun didn't stick around long....
it faded back into the overcast sky...
But I don't mind....
it just means the snow will stick around for a while!
And I can give it the attention it deserves!
Oh, and I see Mr. Gnome is out to have a look as well!
(His home is hidden in the Garden somewhere....!)
And in case you wanted to see my RL garden, Dear Readers,
with the snow not melting because of the cold....
it has not gone above freezing for days
and has been down to -9 degrees Fahrenheit the other morning!
(That is nine below zero fahrenheit!)
The view from my window!
And back in December, the picture perfect snowfall
coated my RL Rhododendron with
exactly the evidence I needed
to complete my Winter Wonderland Rhododendron!
Isn't it gorgeous?
And the close up view....
just so you know I am not making this up!
It's the Real Winter Wonderland, Dear Readers,
Even if this snow did not stick around
Quite as long as the mini snow will!
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