Ice

Yesterday I waited all day for the snow - it never happened! Overnight we got ice - can't tell you how much but enough to be a problem. Don't think it's going away today - it's cold.

Camillas are so hardy in our area. They are the most wonderful plants for winter blooms and they're such maintenance free plants. Even with this ice, they'll just bounce back and produce beautiful blooms.

I'm inside quilting today - stay safe and warm.

Milkweed Seed Pods

Last week I did a little cleaning in the garden - we've had so few days when the weather has been bearable outside. These are two seed pods on a milkweed plant that have survived partially intact.
A milkweed seed floats in air and on water because it is attached to filaments called floss. The seed's floss is so buoyant that it was used in US naval life preservers during World War II.
There are hundreds of seed in these two pods.