Frozen solid

It's been either freezing (as in 32 degrees or under) the past few mornings. On Sunday the puddles that remain from the dry weather on our pockmarked street were frozen solid. That's novel.

I had moved all the impatiens to the front porch the night before, and they still look pretty bad. All the vinca went, too. I had no reason to expect tomato plants to last this long, but I had two left, and they're history now. A few freaky succulents are also pretty droopy -- I don't know if they'll make it, but they were free, so easy come, easy go.

The pansies are hanging in there -- not looking great, but maybe they'll rally. I haven't exactly been keeping up with the watering, either. My fruitless-avocado tree looks like hell. Same for the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow plants (I'm sure they have a real name, but damned if I know what it is).

It's been cold just about every morning. At least my car starts. Thanks, Ford, for my new fuel pump, a recall repair on the Focus.