tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post8230415205620780928..comments2024-01-06T13:54:47.570-05:00Comments on The Retirement Chronicles: Hoarfrost!The Retired Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-84300708971418116422010-01-26T10:07:23.363-05:002010-01-26T10:07:23.363-05:00Jientje: I was in the right place, but I was a lit...Jientje: I was in the right place, but I was a little late...I wished then that I had noticed it about two hours earlier..but thank goodness I got some shots of it....we had some here where I live this week (it was lighter, but still pretty). Stay tuned for upcoming photos!<br /><br />FarSide: Yes, indeed....you gotta rush to get some shots, but it is totally worth it. We got some here at home last week too.... and the pictures will be posted soon!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-87103466159562515342010-01-26T01:18:54.789-05:002010-01-26T01:18:54.789-05:00Beautiful hoar frost..you have to seize the moment...Beautiful hoar frost..you have to seize the moment!! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-78553620780887477672010-01-25T13:54:41.711-05:002010-01-25T13:54:41.711-05:00I don't think we get that over here, I've ...I don't think we get that over here, I've never seen it! You were in the right place at the right time. You always are!Jientjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133675047491618720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-72680201570345078242010-01-23T10:10:53.044-05:002010-01-23T10:10:53.044-05:00SquirrelQueen: Thanks for the name of the plant..s...SquirrelQueen: Thanks for the name of the plant..since it was down near Chicago, I had NO IDEA what plant it was when it was blooming. ha<br /><br />Ratty: See above...it is called a Teasel. We had the same kind of hoarfrost here yesterday (but not quite as thick) so I rushed out to get some more pictures...stay tuned...I will be posting them in the next few days!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-73666962415354272772010-01-23T03:43:43.233-05:002010-01-23T03:43:43.233-05:00I love seeing the frost on the plants in the first...I love seeing the frost on the plants in the first picture. I've seen those plants like that myself, but my pictures of them always come out terrible. I'm glad you got these good ones so I can see how they look online.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-35297953852784887552010-01-23T02:31:11.057-05:002010-01-23T02:31:11.057-05:00In Alaska we called it Ice Fog, here it is just fr...In Alaska we called it Ice Fog, here it is just freezing fog and yours is hoarfrost. By any name it is absolutely beautiful. I especially like the first photo. Your spikey plant is a Teasel, in the summer they would have had tiny little bluish-purple blooms around the center.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-12869201773110398932010-01-22T17:03:43.570-05:002010-01-22T17:03:43.570-05:00Anna: Thanks so much! We got more frost again this...Anna: Thanks so much! We got more frost again this morning, but not as thick as these were...but it always gorgeous and sparkles if the sun comes out too!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-17814621829825841862010-01-22T12:12:18.211-05:002010-01-22T12:12:18.211-05:00OMG, those photos are gorgeous! I wish we had rea...OMG, those photos are gorgeous! I wish we had real weather like this...<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />:-D AnnaAnna Leflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968276973881720329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-27970587621174803062010-01-22T09:34:10.703-05:002010-01-22T09:34:10.703-05:00Claudia: if you saw it, you would remember it...it...Claudia: if you saw it, you would remember it...it is bright white and it coats everything thickly and brightly--the scenery is breathtaking.<br /><br />Grannyann: I hope you get to see it someday, it is spectacular.<br /><br />Sara: You have a sister in Kenosha?<br />Nice town...we are there about 4 or 5 times a year to visit our grandchildren and my daughter and hubby.<br /><br />Betsy: It was high above some rocky cliffs here again yesterday, but I couldn't drive up there to get some more pictures because there were no plowed roads to get through the snow to get them.<br /><br />Catherine: I hope someday you get it, so you can see it...it is amazingly gorgeous..of course we wouldn't want it on your gardens tho!<br /><br />Loree: What a nice thing to say. I recently have been blowing up some of my photos to 8X10's and 11X14's and my husband has been making frames for them...so I might do that.<br /><br />Joanna: The frost is on so thick, it takes quite a wind to blow it off, and when it does, it sounds like little ice particles hitting the window or ground...The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-38447714477374605542010-01-22T03:02:12.916-05:002010-01-22T03:02:12.916-05:00The way the frost hugs the plants is almost magica...The way the frost hugs the plants is almost magical looking-- like we should blow on them and make a wish.<br /><br />Beautiful.<br />xoJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-42146663799061188762010-01-22T02:27:37.361-05:002010-01-22T02:27:37.361-05:00All I can say is wow. You should blow up and sell ...All I can say is wow. You should blow up and sell those pictures.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-36777016999431144102010-01-21T23:54:15.825-05:002010-01-21T23:54:15.825-05:00Those are some beautiful shots. I don't think...Those are some beautiful shots. I don't think I've ever seen a hoarfrost here, just pictures. I love the blue sky in the background.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-20764575780464067762010-01-21T23:50:25.374-05:002010-01-21T23:50:25.374-05:00Beautiful picture of the hoarfrost, Joan... We s...Beautiful picture of the hoarfrost, Joan... We see it around here sometimes---mostly on top of the mountains... It makes for some great photos though...<br />Thanks.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-39393380147138106972010-01-21T22:13:09.328-05:002010-01-21T22:13:09.328-05:00This is the first time I have seen hoarfest, so pr...This is the first time I have seen hoarfest, so pretty<br /><br />I havent been to Kenosha for so long, really missing the little sisterSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747765696446486573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-20178286292633743562010-01-21T20:31:09.199-05:002010-01-21T20:31:09.199-05:00Never heard of hoarfrost. Great picsNever heard of hoarfrost. Great picsAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474339462986922659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-16519643292455383722010-01-21T20:06:53.196-05:002010-01-21T20:06:53.196-05:00I must admit that I have never seen hoar frost bef...I must admit that I have never seen hoar frost before, or maybe I did and did not know what it was. Pictures are great.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-80405012323624146702010-01-21T19:22:52.987-05:002010-01-21T19:22:52.987-05:00Jeanette: We had some MORE here today but it was o...Jeanette: We had some MORE here today but it was only high up in the higher elevations from our house where there are no plowed roads in the snow to get at for pictures. It sure looked beautiful on the rock cliffs!<br /><br />Kearsie: I would love to have that many pictures of it...we actually had fog here last night but it only made the frost high up on the trees on the rock cliffs beside where we live, where I have no way to get to so as to capture it in pictures. Dang.<br /><br />Brian: Yep, spikey is the new flat. ha<br /><br />L.D.: I wish we could grow palm grass where we live..it is a little too cold for it to live in the U.P.!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-78423680696654915942010-01-21T17:45:57.932-05:002010-01-21T17:45:57.932-05:00Yes the hoar frost looks familiar. Ours was washed...Yes the hoar frost looks familiar. Ours was washed away yesterday with rain, freezing rain. We are a mess.<br />But your photos are wonderful. I am going to have to plant some grass so I can have something else to shoot in the winter. Keep warm my Michigan friend.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-27716098051580049302010-01-21T12:28:27.790-05:002010-01-21T12:28:27.790-05:00when i saw the title i was going to chide you on u...when i saw the title i was going to chide you on using such words...but now i see. how cool the pics. ha, i like rains comment as well.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-91994391539175979292010-01-21T10:33:25.247-05:002010-01-21T10:33:25.247-05:00And these shall be a part of your "Hoarfrost ...And these shall be a part of your "Hoarfrost Edition" Calendar...Kearsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761802871601144652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-49753188456589652152010-01-21T09:47:50.246-05:002010-01-21T09:47:50.246-05:00I love those pictures! I have never heard of hoar ...I love those pictures! I have never heard of hoar frost but I think I will have to keep an eye out!Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04049092763428920061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-74624160526317503522010-01-21T09:38:50.665-05:002010-01-21T09:38:50.665-05:00Rainfield: yes, they do!
DJan: yes, I thought the...Rainfield: yes, they do!<br /><br />DJan: yes, I thought they were as pretty as flowers too. I sure wish I could have captured some landscape photos of it,it was gorgeous. But I didn't want to take them off the freeway.<br /><br />Wanda: Isn't it beautiful in person? I was mesmerized.<br /><br />Eva: Thanks so much. I loved the frost, it truly was amazing.<br /><br />Cindy: thanks! I always find nature so breathtakingly beautiful...one just has to look close. In this incident, you couldn't miss it.The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-552184098208040122010-01-21T09:26:47.159-05:002010-01-21T09:26:47.159-05:00Gorgeous photos. It is so wonderful to be able to ...Gorgeous photos. It is so wonderful to be able to find beauty in the cold winter landscape. You did it! Thanks for sharing these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-74032685213650562742010-01-21T09:24:46.512-05:002010-01-21T09:24:46.512-05:00Your photos are so absolulely amazing! Breathtaki...Your photos are so absolulely amazing! Breathtaking!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-83322901956239931312010-01-21T08:35:54.129-05:002010-01-21T08:35:54.129-05:00We experienced that same beautiful Hoar Frost...it...We experienced that same beautiful Hoar Frost...it was magical. You captured it well in your photos, Joan!Wanda.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.com