Five Minute Friday: Frost

Cut and pasted from Rebecca's Hearth and Home 12/18/15...



Today's Five Minute Friday assignment was a little different than most weeks. For the final Five Minute Friday of 2015 Kate Motaung let everyone pick their own one-word prompt and the word I chose is frost.

Here's why...

Frost On The Windshield

Upon going out to warm up my van this morning before work, I discovered that, overnight, Jack Frost had completely covered my van windows in an intricate frosty pattern. A few minutes of heat on high and the beautiful artwork of nature gave way to nothing but water droplets that rolled away with a swish of the wiper blades and a rush of wind as I drove out onto the highway.

Frosty-Backed Bison At Prairie State Park

At the park (I work at Prairie State Park in Mindenmines, Missouri), I was greeted by four great beasts, their brown backs white with frost, against a backdrop of white-frosted prairie grasses. Over the crest of the hill and the whole herd of white-backed bison encircled the nature center where I work.

Bison Dot The Landscape At Prairie State Park

As I pulled into the parking lot, the morning sun spilled across the tall grasses, instantly melting the guazy frostiness that only moments before had grasped them in misty whiteness. The massive beasts (bison) that dotted the prairie landscape separated lazily and made their way around and behind the building. With each grunt and snort, the chilly air made their hot breath come out in billowy puffs of icy whiteness.

Frost Flowers At Prairie State Park

As I made my way to the building I noticed that frost flowers were in great abundance in the wildflower garden out front...

Mullin Outlined And Covered In Frost

...and that every plant was outlined and covered, sparkling, and glistening white, with frost.

I love frosty mornings on the prairie and wish that I could share one with YOU! They are soooo beautiful! <3

All My Love,
~Rebecca


For more information about Frost Flowers click: HERE!

A Foggy, Spidery-Webby Morning On The Prairie

The fog was hanging thick over the prairie this morning when I arrived at work.

Strands of gossamer threads were strung from one plant to another, each shining like silk, outlined in dew.

Thousands of spider webs...some big, some small...could be spotted among the grasses and prairie forbs.

Big Bluestem stands tall and proud supporting a network of delicatae spidery webworks.

The fog is lifting as a new day spreads across this tallgrass prairie scape.

We're Getting Ready For A Stampede At Prairie State Park This Fall! Won't You Join Us?