Blooms! Blooms! Are there any Blooms out there?

What could possibly still be blooming in my gardens? 
It's GBBD and I woke up early to find the answer.

Last week's snow has melted 

but the night-time temps are still below freezing

and the Highland winds have now left our trees bare naked.

 

Could there be any blooms out there?
O-h-h but it's so frosty cold. 
Be brave. 

A rose that's just hanging on...
but still 
oh, so beautiful. 

Close-up of the sugar coated frost-ing 
this morning brings.

"If you can just hold on a little longer dearie...

you might become a plump little 'rose hip' like me."

Hmm... that little rose may have missed her chance. 

It will have to warm up a whole lot for that to happen.

The pom-poms of the Sea Thrift aren't easily swayed by the cold.

They'll be blooming till their buried 
and will be one of the first to bloom again next Spring.

The Quick Fire Hydrangea has long ago lost it's rosy color

but it's golden tones will last well into the Winter.

They are definitely some of the bones of my garden...
I've planted them everywhere!

As are the Limelight Hydrangeas. 

The sun is up now and the frost is melting quick.

Did you catch the sparkling crown on these dainty blooms?

Oh my! What do I spy?

This sweet little violet alive and vibrant 
near the foundation of our home. 

Must have found a little sunbeam that enticed it to bloom.

 

 

Sweet Alyssum is always a stalwart. 
Always the last living bloom in my gardens.

Hearty burgundy mums 

still find enough warmth to keep them alive.

And this Echinacea will live to dance another day.

♥  ♥  ♥

Before the last snowfall I spied a little Scabiosa 
just beginning to bloom. 
With already a dozen or so frosty nights, 

I smiled at this little blooms fortitude.

All the other blooms in his garden were long gone.

I'll take his pic tomorrow, I thought.

Then tomorrow it snowed and snowed and snowed

and I never took his picture.

But since our snow melted....

Look who I found!

Don't let the color fool you. 
He is literally frozen stiff.

What a brave little bloom he is.

So happy to join Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.

Head on over to see Carol 
and all the others who honor this day.