These beautiful things are known as “Ghost Apples” They are created when freezing rain coats rotting apples, and when the mushy rotten apple falls out, it leaves a shell of ice. I don’t know who to credit with the photos.
Lots of hope springing in the garden. Here are some Nigella seedlings on their way and a new shoot of Anemone Blanda.
Wendy Cope always says the right thing!
greenbenchramblings
January 27, 2022 at 4:34 pm
Wow! I have never seen or even heard of glass apples before – what a phenomenon!
mybeautfulthings
January 27, 2022 at 7:13 pm
Neither had I. Remarkable aren’t they? 🙂
artfulcrone
January 27, 2022 at 1:40 pm
The ghost apples are amazing!
mybeautfulthings
January 27, 2022 at 2:14 pm
Aren’t they? I love to see some real ones but it doesn’t freeze much in Cornwall. 🙂
Sandra
January 27, 2022 at 8:48 am
I love that poem!
mybeautfulthings
January 27, 2022 at 9:32 am
Me too! 🙂
Helen
January 26, 2022 at 9:28 pm
That’s a wonderful poem – thank you, I hadn’t come across it before. Love the ghost apples too, also new to me, and any signs of spring are welcome!
mybeautfulthings
January 27, 2022 at 9:32 am
Delightful poem, I agree. 🙂