We saw temps in the low 20's last night, leaving this string of ice "pearls" on one of my pond plants. They're telling us to expect something between 7 and 17 degrees tonight. It also made my thornless blackberries' leaves turn this lovely red. Maybe not your typical winter wonderland, but a nice change as long as it doesn't last too long and we don't have to drive on ice. That's not a skill many central Texans have mastered.
If you're particularly interested in rainwater harvesting, see these posts: "900 and Counting" on 4/28/08, "First Crop" on 4/10/08, "Ongoing Saga of the Rain Tank" on 3/2/08, and "The Debate" on 2/7/08. Vermiculture was covered 8/12/08. Pond construction was covered in "The Heart of Our Garden" on January 22, 2008.