The far backyard was frosted over this morning. Fortunately, this doesn't bother the spring-flowering plants and trees such as daffodils, forsythia, and the weeping cherry. The best sparkling leaf patterns were on the weeds; many of them looked as though they had been salted. Alchemilla, or Lady's Mantle, is beautiful at every stage and it often has a dew drop caught at the bottom of its swirled leaf in the morning. Today these drops are like frozen peas served up on a lily pad.