First Snow in Americus Georgia in 2011

Since moving to Americus 8 years ago, the weather has changed significantly. Last winter, we had below freezing weather for several days at a stretch. This year appears to be following the same pattern. We woke up this morning to this sight. This photo is of the parking area near the pond looking down the driveway. It is one big slushy mess.
All of the trees are covered in icicles.
Without the sun to melt the ice, it has been gloomy all day.

The holly bushes have little icicles dripping from almost every leaf.

The magnolia trees look very much like the holly today.

One of the trees out on the street in front of the house.

The mailbox was picture-perfect.

Walking towards the back porch entrance

The persimmon tree

One of the planters along the path with the weeping cherry and the ruby lorapetalum

The bench facing into the garden near the camellia and bamboo

All of the bamboo is leaning over from the weight of the ice

The oleander is not taking the cold weather well.

The view from the back porch shows that although the pond pump is still circulating the water (look to the right at the running water) the left side of the pond is frozen over.

Glad you could stop by without going out in the cold! Hope you are staying nice and warm wherever you are. We hope you will visit the Americus Garden Inn blog again soon.

Winter has arrived in Americus at the Americus Garden Inn

Greetings from a very chilly Americus Georgia. The temperature on the porch is, as you can see, in the 30's. Definitely cold for here. Yesterday, it was cold but the sun was shining. I just got a new camera and decided to try some test shots. This is the view from the parking area. You can see the October glory red maple still shows lots of color and the ruby lorapetalum appears to be almost purple.
The bald cypress is almost bald for the winter.

Looking towards the gazebo in the far corner of the garden you can see that the bloodgood maple has lost most of its leaves.

Although it was rather chilly, in the sun it was comfortable. Here is Squeaky soaking up some rays.

Today, it is overcast and feels much colder than yesterday. You can see by Kitten's expression that she is not happy today. It might have to do with the fact that the fish in the pond are down towards the bottom and she can't reach that far...

Rufus, on the other hand, was chasing the dead leaves and having quite a good time.

The red dragon Japanese maple has not lost its leaves just yet, but the monkey grass around it is starting to turn yellow. The sago palms still look gorgeous.

A different view from the parking area into the garden shows that the red rocket crepe myrtles have lost all their foliage. The magnolias look great.

It may be a little cold for strolling the garden, but, it is never too cold to snuggle on the swing.

This view of the garden shows the curly filbert has no leaves, the day lilies are gone, the weeping cherry is bare, but, the Leyland cypress and cryptomeria are beautiful.

A view of the other planter on the path towards the gazebo.

With so many plants going into hibernation, it is nice to see the paperwhites coming forward all around the yard.

And, the gardenia by the porch entrance has new buds.

We have been fostering 2 very affectionate kitties that our neighbors left behind when they moved, Cinderella and Thumbelina ("Lena" is her nickname). If anyone has room in their home for 2 adorable companions, please let us know.

This is Cinderella asking me to give her some attention.

And here is Lena. Aren't they cute?

Thank you for your visit to the Americus Garden Inn blog. Hope you are staying nice and warm on this very chilly day. Wish you were here.

February 12, 2010 Snow in Americus

We actually had several inches of snow in Americus, Georgia last Friday. These photos were taken as the snow had just started to come down.

The beginning of the snow storm.

The snowflakes were huge!

The front of the house on a truly wintry day.