We had our second snow of the season yesterday....first snow was a dusting and this one did not live up to expectations. We had been promised a good, stay at home, make a thick soup, light a fire and some candles, cozy under blankets, listen to Christmas music, kind of snow, instead we got a scant inch and freezing rain. All was not lost, as we decided to decorate the family room Christmas tree. When we finished decorating, as a reward, we did all of the above , it was ever so cozy.
This morning the sun is out and the snow and ice sparkles like so many diamonds. I use the Rhododendrons as my thermometer, today their leaves have unfurled, from their curled into a cylinder look they had yesterday. I fear that by tomorrow the snow will be gone again.....this seems to be our fate here in Southern New Jersey.
Here are some photos, taken yesterday and today.

....a Rose by any other name......Ornamental Cabbage


The bird feeder.The squirrels have brought it down to the ground three times. I have repaired it each time with Apoxie Sculpt, adding more and more design to it, one time this dragon and in front of it a baby dragon.


A photo taken of the Rododendron in the sun, this morning.