Yesterday when I woke the frost was so heavy on the grassy meadow behind our house it looked like a light pattering of snow had fallen in the night.
By the time I went out the sun had risen beyond the hills and streamed down through the trees.
I’d forgotten gloves and my fingers were freezing but I kept walking, snapping up photographs of things I found and wanted to share, like the frost-laced fronds and mushroom below . . .
Or the old upturned tree stump, lined with moss and dusted in frost . . .
. . . and the mossy tree branches . . .
and lichen-spotted tree limbs.
I loved the light filtering through the trees . . .
. . . and the Spanish moss dripping from the branches . . .
Mostly I loved how each oak tree is so unique and elegantly shaped.
Finally, on the walk back, I loved seeing my home nestled among the hills and oak groves, and the man I loved waiting for my return.
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Deborah J. Brasket 
This is beautiful! This just makes me want to pick up and move right into your photographs.
Thank you, Maggie. We feel so lucky to live here.
This feels like Paradise Found
It does feel like that sometimes!
So beautiful, indeed. Dusted in frost. Those magnificent trees and the rays softly streaming through. Thanks for sharing these pictures. What a wonderful way to end a day for me ~
So glad you enjoyed it!
Love that stump and those trees….I feel like trees especially have something like a soul. Our neighborhood has been decimated by Dutch elm disease and I’m heartbroken each time another one comes down.
I feel the same way about trees, and oaks especially for some reason–such a soulful, intelligent and loving aspect to them. So sad to hear about the disease hurting trees in your neighborhood. What a loss.
You’ve captured the heart and soul of these trees. And such delicate beauty in the frost and moss. Love this!