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Winter certainly not all dull grey horrible days!

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As I approached my front door,

I was reminded that the daylight is starting to draw out,

& therefore,

 fortunate enough,

 to witness the last of the sun's rays settling,

  before the night sets in.

The colours of the late afternoon hours,

 mirrored the colours of the indoor growing hyacinths

With the close-ups of the plants,

it's certainly makes one aware,

 to appreciate the colours,

 represented again towards the end of the day!

Frosty...

Frosty weather certainly do transform

the plants in the garden....

And even the leaves on the ground.

Seasonal Red

It's that time of year,

preparing the home with Christmas decorations,

featuring the warmth & brightness of the colour Red

With the latest weather,

 snow helps add to that christmas feel,

 as the snow wraps itself around the many clusters of red plump berries.

The Christmas season blending together,

 with the manmade efforts & the ways of nature.

Winter Colour

Although in recent weeks,

 the main colour to emerge this winter has been the white stuff,

 Snow!

There is definite evidence of the lovely warm colour of red.

So many shrubs & plants with red berries,

 a sign of an extreme winter?

Clusters of Rosehips

All of this mixed in with

 the last of Autumn colour foilage

And, such a surprise on a very bitterly cold day,

 following a recent snowfall,

Small, but Bright Pink roses in full bloom!

Only just surviving I'm sure,

 due to the shelter of the thick stone grey garden wall.

But a welcome sight nevertheless.

Droplets of Water....

Snow & ice lingers,

 not rushed at all to de-thaw....

Gardens in Blue

Somerset Countryside

Life on the Edge

All in White

Unfolding. . . .

A firm favourite,

Green lush Ferns starting to unfold after their Winter of rest. . . .

Grasses gently swaying. . . .

The old fashioned Cowslip,

 left to grow in it's natural habitat. . . .

Hawthorn emerging. . . .

Beautifully tipped with the colour of red. . . .

Still signs of the Pussy Willow. . . .

All taken on a recent walk in Somerset