Carol at May Dreams Gardens encouraged everyone to be creative for December's Bloom Day, and, as I have no flowers, I've decided to post ice pictures I took earlier this week. There is a special beauty to plants encased in ice, such as the stems of this dogwood (Cornus alba 'Elegantissma').
The ice also highlights the structure of Cornus alternifolia.
The yellow of the new branches of this Cladrastis kentukea would probably have been brighter in the sun,
which sparkles off the ice here.
Finally, the closest I could get to a bloom, frozen Aster seedheads.
Happy Bloom Day!