The frost yesterday began with a heavy mist that hung about for hours. At 11f (-11C) it was frigid. It was my last delivery day for hogs and I was driving blind.
It only got interesting when the sun started pushing through. Though when the sun first came up it was like high beam on the clouds of frozen particles and I could see even less. 
The enveloping mist became a cloud of frozen droplets that reflected their captive light straight back at me. Straight back at ‘ya. Or is it ya’. Colloquiums have their own rules.
After a while it did clear, leaving behind this wondrous snow of frost.
I laughed at the cows whose eyelashes were white from the sticky frost layering up on their hairs until I went inside and found that I was the same. The hair that had strayed from under my hat had the same treatment.
Naturally nothing would keep Jude inside on such a magic day. 
Aunty Del followed me out into the fields as well. 
Two cats and three ducks.
Below is a more typical picture of Jude. 
Whenever I get down to his level to take a shot he rushes over in case there is food.
Manu the boar seems to have injured himself in the penis. I won’t get into the finer details. But to understand you need to know that the hog penis is very long and thin – a bit like a corkscrew straw but much longer. It is a delicate thing and easily damaged when erect. The vet says time is the best healer for these problems but if it does not heal his breeding days may be over.
I put Molly in with him yesterday and noticed evidence of a problem later in the day. The vet said they can stay together in the meantime. But this is not good news. I will have to wait and see whether he gets better. Then wait even longer to see if he was able to breed Molly and Poppy.
That is enough of a biology lesson for you today I think.
The good news is that I got 100% on my first essay for the TEFL course.
I hope today is a lovely day for you all.
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
40 responses to “Wild Frost”
I had no idea you were taking the TEFL! Are you planning your next career?
I took the TEFL when I was at school in Greece, so I suppose I’m still qualified to teach English… Can’t remember a damn thing tho 😬😆
💯 well done! Love the pic with the guard cats watching the ducks. Cows eyelashes were lovely too. You capture such beautiful shots.
This post’s so rich it’s hard to know where to look. Frost? Jude? No — it has to be the two cats and three ducks this morning — what a wonderful photo. And congrats on your 100%!
Happy, happy birthday today, may this be the start of a wonderful successful and prosperous year for you.
Ouch, poor Manu, Hope he gets it all back together soon. I am totally entranced by your winter wonderland photos. Keep warm. Laura
Question: Can you AI a sow? I know they need to boar to go into heat, but once in heat?
Is it your birthday? If so Happy birthday to you.
The one photo with the pups – they look like they are in wonder of the beautiful frost too.
And Jude, asking the cow – “are you my mother?”
That’s the same thing I was thinking Pat! 🙂
about Jude I meant.
Some of these pictures are beautiful enough for a calendar. Or framing. So lovely. Didn’t see any pics of cow eyelashes but I could imagine it.
Congratulations. Love the pictures. Hope Manu recovers quickly.
Whoa! The frost makes the farmy look like a fairy land! Truly beautiful!!! Big bummer about Manu! Hopefully it will heal quickly and he’ll be good as new soon! Lovely pics today, as always! xo
Beautiful pics of your ice and frost. Thank you! I saw mention of your birthday in the comments. If it is your birthday or nearly your birthday, Many Happy Returns and wishing you a wonderful year! Sorry about Manu. Hope he heals quickly. Are all the little/big pigs gone now? That pic of Jude touching noses with the cow is priceless!!! Congrats on your test score!
Very cold, but beautiful. The term hoar frost came to my mind. Fingers crossed for Manu’s recovery and congrats on your essay!
Yes! A bumper crop of hoar frost: )
I love it when everything gets covered in a layer of ice. It’s like the world became part of a fairy tale or something.
I hate driving in a fog though. I’m glad you got to and from safely in the fog.
Poor old Manu. I hope he doesn’t try to use it anyway. A lot of men I know would try anyway. Sex is not a thing that makes people (and I assume pigs) think too clearly.
That photo with both dogs looking away from the camera, and that tree so amazingly decorated with frost, that’s the money shot today. Congratulations on test results and birthdays, commiserations on poor Manu’s misfortune, which cannot be comfortable for the poor boy.
I love your ice/frost storm!
Good evening, c. I love a hoar frost. It’s one of nature’s artistic miracles.