Glittering Trees

All the trees in our neighborhood are crusted with ice that glitters in the sun. This one was calling softly to me from across the street. A line from Lucy Maud Montgomery's poem A Winter's Day describes it best:
A glistening splendor crowns the woods.

Winter Berries

I'm working from home today because we have a lovely winter mix of snow and freezing rain, but I couldn't resist taking a picture of these berries crusted with snow.

A Little Spring in Winter

For among these winters there is one so endlessly winter that only by wintering through it all will your heart survive.
Rilke

Every year when the first frost hits, I usually dump out my herb pots and store them in the shed. This year, the lavender was still going strong, so I decided to see if they could last the winter. I've been waking up to lavender blooms every morning, which makes the weather predictions that much more bearable.