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.
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Chrysanthemum
Gum ball from the Sweet Gum tree
Blossom of the Perennial Hybiscus
Seed Pod of the Perennial Hybiscus
Red Cabbage
White Daisy
The Blossom of the Cone Flower
Holly
Fall Blooming Decaying Iris
Pine
Oak Leaves