The dying ballerina

Jack Frost arrived, finally, last night.  

The cosmos in the garden have been putting up a wonderful display all Autumn, but they've finally reached the end of their season.  It is now early afternoon, but the parts of the lawn that are in the shade are still covered in frost.  Winter is definitely on its way.

In the meantime the house smells lovely as there's the Gluten Free version of the Christmas Cake baking away in the over at present.