Winter can be quite a monochromatic season so the occasional glimpse of colour can be very cheering. Sunrise on an icy morning provided a beautiful pink-grapefruit zing to liven up the bare trees; the colourless appearance of the frosted grass adding to the impact:
The silver grey of frosted grass makes the colour of red buds stand out more too, like colour on a black-and-white film:
This riverside is completely multicoloured, with the green of ivy, the red stems of dogwood and yellowy willow branches brought to life in the weak February sunshine. Blue sky reflected in the river completes the effect; nothing about this scene could be considered dull.
Even as the winter draws to an end and we are starting to get the first colours of spring arriving there is still evidence of winter's own decorations; this winter began with a spectacular abundance of berries and, although most have now gone to feed the birds, this little tree is still covered with them:
Finally we have the first blossoms about to explode onto the scene. The red buds from the frosty morning are ready to bloom, launching us properly into the bright, cheerful spring that awaits us:
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