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Eliza Waters 
Oh, wow! This is beautiful! Makes me feel all Christmassy! 💖🎄☃️💖
🙂 Thanks, Trini!
I have always had a special place in my heart for these.
They are unique, aren’t they?
Beautiful and frosty! I love cattails. I picked some to use in my winter outdoor arrangements in the past. We are expecting 60s today, snow tomorrow – crazy! Looks like I’ll get a dose of snow before leaving Eliza.
Thank you, Kathy.
Crazy weather, isn’t it? A sprinkling of snow will making the leaving all that much sweeter. 😉
I think more than a sprinkling is predicted here Eliza, but truth be told I am looking forward to a snow day!
Good excuse to stay inside!
Excellent find, composition and capture! Love the little bit of frost.
Thank you, Denise!
Terrific photo. I love bulrushes.
Thank you, Belinda. 🙂
That’s a prize winner there Eliza!
Thank you so much, Frank! Much appreciated.
I agree with Frank. Outstanding photo! It would make a beauty of card. Or picture.
Thank you very much, Laurie!
Lighting & colors are perfect! I’ve always loved Cat-tails.
Thank you, Alice!
Great photo..
Thank you, Louise.
Beautiful, Eliza!
Thank you, Pete!
You have created something extraordinary out of the ordinary here – it is beautiful!
Thank you very much, Anne!
So good! They are ready for what’s to come 😊
Embracing the change! 😉
Beautiful! Just love the winter light.
Thank you! Yes, like liquid amber.
Cattails are on their comeback here, Eliza. We’ve had something called reed grass that has been overtaking the native cattails really upsetting the natural balance of things. And as for your picture! Wow! You got the first frost! Good for you! I LOVE this! Just beautiful. Snow forecasted my way so I’ll see what happens. Oh yes I do plan on snapping! Snow. *groans* Oh wow, here we go, dear friend! ❤
Thanks, Amy. I heard that you may get some snow (your area does get dumped upon, I know). I wonder what this winter will be like? I’m still hoping for some good rain in the next few weeks to raise the water table before winter sets in.
Snowed in MN too. Love the cinnamon brown against the bluish shadow.
Thank you, Ellen. I read that snow was forecast in your area. It’s been a warm November, but I don’t expect it’ll last.
Beautiful photo, Eliza. I love the silver frosting 🙂
Thank you, Diana!
These are special. Haven’t seen then before. 🌿
Thank you, Karen. They are cattails, an important wetland habitat plant here in the States. Its root and seeds are eaten by wildlife, and the seed fluff is used as nesting material by birds and mice. It was an important Native American food and fiber plant, too. Some folks still forage it. (Ha, probably more than you needed to know! 😉 )
Thankyou! Your information is impressive Eliza. You are a nature guru and I enjoy learning about it 🌿💚
🙂 Thanks
Snow! It does look very pretty on the cattails. There’s some rain in Sunday’s forecast for us.
Actually, it’s heavy frost. Brrr! 😉
I hope you get the rain!
We have cattails here but these are lovely.
Thank you, Maria!
With the first frost, Winter begins. 🙂
🙂
The title enriches that rich image–trim and sturdy plants on guard, alert for an invading future. Well done!
Thank you, Albert!
This is a really beautiful photograph, Eliza. These plants do look like sturdy little sentinels.
Thank you so much, M. The title just popped into my head. They seemed to be standing guard in this little marshy area of our river. 🙂
Gorgeous! I would love some cattails for our pond, but I have been warned by some (Ilex) that this is a bad idea if I want to see something besides cattails back there!
They do spread quickly. Maybe some blue flag iris for late spring and winterberry for fall and winter?
So long as they don’t become deer food, they would work!
They are listed as deer resistant.
They sound like an excellent plan, then!
Love it! The color contrast and sharpness of the colors together is amazing!
Thank you!