No Disney princesses here, just a particularly cold cold snap for Texas. We don’t usually see freezing temps until well into “winter” and heavy frost later than that, but heavy frost is what mother nature brought to us.

I prepared this year: removed the hoses from the outside faucets; brought the sprinkler timers inside, covering the delicate plants we nearly lost last winter. I even tried to save the cucumbers. Then the freeze hit for two nights.

At least I harvested three cucumbers, because the vines did not make it through the frost. I forgot about the nasturtiums and basil, both of which also succumbed to the cold. The lantana in the front looks great, though.

My chickens are loving it. They are all fluffy and active. Their outside water freezes, even with apple cider vinegar added, but once the ice is broken, they drink from it anyway. The coop stayed above freezing, so the water inside didn’t have ice (I don’t heat the coop).