Leaf sparkle...................

During our walk on Saturday, I collected a few leaves, coated in sparkly frost................. ......... By the time I got them home, they weren't covered in their sparkle any more............. As the frost on the landscape had lasted the whole day, I thought that maybe, if I left the leaves outside over night, they might get another coating of the sparkly stuff............... ............. On examining them the next day, Sunday morning, there was a little frost coating them................. but sadly, not the sort of 'dipped in glitter/christmas tree decoration' look I was hoping for............. still........... their Autumnal shades did look pretty against the soft green colour of the garden table................. And I could hardly complain when the rest of the garden was white and frosted................. ................. Like this Lavender............... ............... Look at the whole Lavender bush............ ............. I love the way the frost follows the curves of this plant support........ so delicate................. so exquisitely pretty.............. The word 'frost'............so descriptive of ice crystals, it sounds light and sparkly.............. frost..................... Frost.................. Robert Frost............... wonderful poetry...