The First Frosty Morning

There's still time left - the month isn't over yet.

I thought I'd stitch this little owl.  As you can see I've been working on the border and the tree.

We were due for a hard frost Monday night. 

With that in mind, my sister went down to her dahlia garden to pick a couple of 'last' bouquets.

The small bouquet on the left is composed of "Persian Carpet" zinnias.

The right bouquet has dahlias and Parvati-cat is scoping out the arrangements. 

Tuesday dawned with sub-freezing temperatures and a cold thin moon.

This Turkey Vulture spent quite some time atop a snag.

All About Birds says, "Often, especially in the morning, they can be seen standing erect, wings spread in the sun, presumably to warm up..."

The wild cherry was ablaze with color.

A Douglas Fir cone - frost-coated. 

Jack Frost visited this Big Leaf Maple leaf.

The woodpile is sporting an array of mosses and lichen. 

At the edge of the backyard the frost blanketed the blackberry vines. 

Long-haired Padma braved the morning cold and went off to the front of the house to patrol. 

Little did he know that while he watched (on the far right), he was also being watched (on the far left) by three deer.

Yep, they were pretty interested.

Getting closer and closer...

Oh...I'm leaving because I want to - it has nothing to do with those pesky deer!

I'll end today with one of the signs of autumn - at least in this part of the world - a Woolly Bear Caterpillar.