Winter in Williamsburg, Virginia is not a consistent season. Sometimes we get a little snow, sometimes we don't. Occasionally we get quite a lot of it!

When these images were taken we were having a mild, snowless winter with temperate days that allowed local gardens to stay in bloom well beyond their normal growth period. One Friday afternoon I happened to be driving across the College of William & Mary campus and noticed a lovely garden of blooms. They were remarkable for their lateness in the season.

Later that night it rained hard, and then the temperature plummeted.

Mindful of those blossoms, I gathered up my camera equipment for a early morning foray into the College gardens -- hopeful that I would find those blossoms encased in ice. And so I did! It is not often that you see Virginia flora so wonderfully wrapped.

Chrysanthemum

Blossom of the Perennial Hybiscus

Seed Pod of the Perennial Hybiscus

White Daisy

Gum ball from the Sweet Gum tree

The Blossom of the Cone Flower

Holly

Fall Blooming Decaying Iris

Pine

Red Cabbage

Oak Leaves