It’s cold out there in the morning
but if you make yourself take those first steps off the porch
and you look down
and look around
you’ll see the gift that Jack Frost has left for you.
Life on the Bike and other Fab Things
Whether it's one simple yet somehow perfect day or a dreamed about journey finally realized, I never want to forget the joy of the moment or how fortunate I am!
Life on the Bike and other Fab Things 
Such gifts aren’t visible here because of the layer of snow!! Once again, my poor bike has gone into the next season poorly prepared (totally not ready!!!! is more truthful!!). The cold blanket descended way too early…………………………………..
Oh the cold did come in early, didn’t it? Stay warm, my friend!
I hear the crunch from foot steps and tighten my sweater.
Indeed! Even still we had such great walks in the cool fall temps!
Jack Frost? I only wish it was he who visited last night rather than the snow witch! :-p
Ah … too cold, too soon! Stay warm!!
Beautiful sparkling magic…..I do love frost it makes everything look pretty!
Winter hasn’t arrived here yet, and the roses are still blooming in the ever receding light….I love your photos though. A taste of what’s to come!
You know, my basil just this week finally bit the dust. The cold temps just arrived this week. Thankfully, I don’t mind them!
wow…those are great shots! I love the white veins in the leaves…amazing!
Thank you! So glad you liked the shots!
I’ve found the same thing this morning! Good pictures Laurie!
Thank you, Meho. Not my best shots, but fun none the less!!
There’s beauty in nature. Stay warm.
There truly is and someday, I’ll capture it even better!
You stepped into MAGIC! You made me smile BIG! Wonderful images, Laurie. Love, Amy
Ah Amy, thank you so much! Glad to bring a smile to your face!
magic, yes 🙂
Believe it or not, we’re not far behind you. At least in temperature. If there was any moisture in the air we could have had crystals this morning. When I was out, about 5:30, it was only around 38!
Wow! You did have the cool temps, didn’t you? I guess those of us in the East always think of your neck of the woods as being warm!!
Love these images, Laurie! Beautiful sparkling frosting, great contrast to the warm tones and light!
Thank you! I was worried about the artificial light from the flash but loved the way it made the frost sparkle. It was so early that the sun had not hit the ground yet.
I can’t believe we’re headed into winter again!
I swear it does seem that it came back awful fast, doesn’t it?
Good to hear from you, Mae. Hope all is well in your world. Will you be gathering with your father this holiday?
I can feel a little better about winter coming, when you remind me of the subtle beauty that it brings! I need to force myself outside to look around.
It really does seem that winter came awfully fast this year.
Here today it is a cold, wet rain … forcing me to find the bright side of it (I’ll let you know when I find it!).
Great pictures! I especially liked the ones of the frost on the leaves. I don’t think that I’ve even noticed how beautifully frost highlights the veins on leaves before. I need to look more carefully at the little things in nature.
Thank you and you are so right … the frost accentuates the veins. I’ve got a B&W ready for Monochromia that really highlights them!
lol…the only way to look at it Laurie…at least for me anyway! It snowed all day yesterday so we have a good ground cover today…
You are definitely not the first who noted that any gift from Jack was covered up by snow. Winter sure came fast this year, didn’t it?
lol…yes…as you are well aware, I’m not a fan of winter, but I do try to look at it on the brighter side! After all this is where I’ve lived all my life and it doesn’t appear to be going to change anytime soon! 😉
The first leaf photo brings out the magic and delight for me. If I was there, you could hear the little gasps of “oh! oh!” each time I saw a new sparkle. I love sparkles on frost, and on the top of snow so much. Thank you for dedicating this post to me. (ha ha!)
you know, I did think of you when putting a title on this post! So glad you saw it and liked it!!
I never n e v e r get tired of frosty photos . . . how delicious!
You manage to take the most beautiful frosty photos, Liana!
You captured the crystals, LB. Cool!
Thanks Jim … I had fun out there with the camera 🙂
And it is beautiful but deadly (to plants). 🙂
Yes … it finally did in my Basil! Sadly …
Don’t you just hate that? lol
So pretty when everything glitters in the morning. I’m known as glitter girl at Urban for the way I scrap. I think everything looks more beautiful when it sparkles. No burlap decor will be found in my house 😀
This comment made me chuckle! How about burlap with sparkles – ha!!
Tempting LB, that might be an option. Now if we can get rid of the Burlap smell, LOL There’s a reason Glade doesn’t sell a ‘Smell of Burlap’ candle. It just stinks. I’ve seen a lot of crafters on Pinterest making wreaths and things from Burlap and I wonder how they can enjoy them when they’re so stinky. I have such a delicate, ‘princess’ nose…hahahaha xo K
Nice cold shots. Great use of DoF on some of them.
Thank you, so glad you like them. DoF is so fun, isn’t it?
I love this post. What is it with things that sparkle, huh? Stephanie’s eyes sparkle, and I can’t stop staring into them! How hopeless. Lol.
This post made me almost think of going out early in the morning.
Probably won’t happen, but I did think about it.