{RARE Icicles in Our Garden}

For Central Georgia it is quite rare to see Icicles but today, January 29, we did have lots of them. Our trees were hanging down under the heavy weight. So please come with me on a tour to see the Icicles in Our Garden...

This photo is showing our iced gazebo roof through the icicles that hang from our Drake Elm - Ulmus parvifolia.

To the left you see the Rose Stepping Stones...

Two new Rose Stepping Stones in weathered bronze are still waiting to be placed. 

The table and chairs in front of our Rose Suite, on the little patio, are covered with ice as well...

The fronds of our Palm Tree are full of ice too.

Icicles hanging down from our Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold'

Our Fragrant Magnolia Grandiflora 'Namnetensis Flore Pleno' with iced leaves...

Icicles on our Castanopsis cuspidata--Japanese Chinquapin

Our Cedrus Deodara or Cedar Rose Tree with big frozen teardrops hanging down on it.

Buds of our Our Japanese Somei Yoshino Cherry with icicles hanging down...

Our Sky Pencils - Ilex crenata Japanese holly with ice on the red polished beach pebbles...

Closeup of the red polished beach pebbles on ice on top of an Eco Friendly Tree Ring from recycled rubber.

So much for the 2014 Ice Storm in the South...

Stay warm and safe wherever you are!

Related link:

{Our Garden White & Icy Today as Snowstorm Slams South} | previous post by me from 2011

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{Retainer Wall Extension for Water Control}

Before, I already did show you that we did cut our 65 Year Old Pine Tree so Pieter could dig a trench for putting concrete blocks to divert the water from our neighborhood. Below this post you find the link to the New Retainer Wall & Vinyl Picket  Fence as well as Pipe under Brick Walkway & Trench for Water Control. We do live in Holly Hills, and water runs down hill but that can cause major problems at times. So here I show you another part of our Water Control by building a Retainer Wall Extension. 

While scanning our old slides I did come across this lovely Spring picture from April 2, 2000.

You can see the retainer wall here and the Post Lantern is placed on the corner.

The Magnolia tree is still a baby and so is the blooming Indian Hawthorn; both are to the right of the lantern.

Of course, we never can stop heavy rains or tropical thunderstorms but we can do as much as we possibly can for diverting the water + mud stream. 

Like here seen at the end of the retainer wall where it always came across our driveway in a muddy stream...

So husband Pieter opted for building a Retainer Wall Extension for Water (and mud) Control...

Those tiles in front of the retainer wall are to be used in the final Water Control Project. You will see that soon in another post!

Would you believe that to the left you see the very same Indian Hawthorn from the 1st picture?

Meanwhile it is huge.

So here is the newly built concrete block retainer wall extension. 

That will keep the water from running down again, together with the final plan that will work.

This is January 12 and the extension is up. What do you think?

Here it is January 20 and the extension has been painted.

Did you notice that we had to replace that Post Lantern (see 1st picture) to the end of the retainer wall because the baby Magnolia and Hawtorn grew into big ones.

Here you get the idea about the different heights and water runs down, towards the creek which is further to the left. But I guess this will prevent the water + mud from soiling our driveway again.

You see the wooden plank here?

That will be the Final Stage of our Water Control Project and you will see it soon. 

So much about the battle against water...

Do you, or did you have to fight water too?

Related links:
{Pipe under Brick Walkway & Trench for Water Control} | previous post by me
{Our New Retainer Wall & Vinyl Picket Fence} | previous post showing you part I of Water Control
{65 Year Old Pine Tree Cut Down} | previouis post showing you preparation of Water Control

{SOULFUL RELATIONSHIPS - Celia M. High Heeled Life's Contribution}

What a joy to receive this excellent short stories book: ADVENTURES IN MANIFESTING about SOULFUL RELATIONSHIPS! Even more so since dear blogger friend Celia M. High Heeled Life & Resilientista wrote her story in it as well. She sure is and remains a Blogger I Admire! So glad I took advantage of the pre-ordering in September before it got published...

Indeed; Featuring Celia M.

You can read about her fatal accident and her story in my post: {"A Blogger I Admire" - Celia from High Heeled Life}

Celia knows a thing or two about wrapping things in a very special and meaningful way.

Peace and Joy it did bring to our home!

Thank you again dear Friend!

Here it is on page 137...

Had to put a rose birdie paperweight on top for making the page lay 'still'...

Love her enclosure card too! 

Very stylish, the way she is; a true Fashionista.

For anyone wanting to obtain this lovely book, you can still order it!

Just go to the link: Resilientista