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The secret ministry of frost

The title comes from Coleridge's Frost at Midnight; the photographs were snapped this morning before the sun was fully up. Most people would have more sense than to wander round a frozen garden at crack of dawn taking pictures, but I've got a new camera (thankyou again, dear Mr. C.) and I just have to keep trying it out!

30 December 2008 in Flowers and gardens | Permalink

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Thank you for the Coleridge-lovely. I too have just been round my frosty garden. All the winter pansies' flower heads are frozen solid but there are buds on the roses on more protected walls.
I look forward to your new blog. Happy new year!

Posted by: clara | 30 December 2008 at 10:31 AM

Our garden looks like that this morning too.
The chickens are not impressed.
What kind of camera did you get? I'm just getting used to a new(ish) big Canon, - as opposed to my pocket-Canon, I mean.

Posted by: natalie | 30 December 2008 at 11:21 AM

Excellent pix. What is the new camera? Canon or Nikon or what?

Posted by: Margaret Powling | 30 December 2008 at 01:34 PM

Just noticed your blog - the frost photos are very good (I love taking photos of it aswell) and I was stunned by the amount of books you read!

Whenever I'm in the UK I try to buy at least a few books, but sometimes it's hard to choose... From now on I'll be looking for some advice on your blog :) Someone who likes A.McCall Smith must have good taste!

Greetings from Lithuania.

Kristina

Posted by: Kristina | 30 December 2008 at 01:38 PM

Oooh, lovely frosty pictures, our landscape has been frozen solid for over a week now and I do so love to walk on the crispy ground and admire all that Jack Frost has painted.

Clever Mr C, a new camera is an excellent gift, how are you getting on with it? I am somewhat technically phobic and it took me a long time to be persuaded to upgrade my camera, I am so glad I did though and I found a wonderful idiot's guide to my camera which is so much more helpful than the manual supplied.

Posted by: Rebecca | 30 December 2008 at 01:59 PM

We're delighted you were up early snapping away. We were hoping for some frost here to get similar photos; but all we got was rain and fog and then back to cold and ice. Skipped the frost step entirely! Lovely images.

Posted by: LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLD | 30 December 2008 at 10:22 PM

Beautiful photographs; there is something quite magical about early morning frost. Look forward to the new blog.

Posted by: Judith | 31 December 2008 at 11:31 AM

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