joene's garden » plants and trees http://www.joenesgarden.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 It’s cold and snowy, but so, so beautiful http://www.joenesgarden.com/2010/01/its-cold-and-snowy-but-so-so-beautiful/ http://www.joenesgarden.com/2010/01/its-cold-and-snowy-but-so-so-beautiful/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0000 joenesgarden http://www.joenesgarden.com/2010/01/its-cold-and-snowy-but-so-so-beautiful/ Don't let the draw of that cozy, warm fire keep you from venturing out into winter's cold.  This season can be so amazingly beautiful .  All you have to do is bundle up your skin and open your eyes to take it all the striking scenes so frequently left unnoticed.  Here are some I've captured in my own yard this winter.

Symmetry of astilbe stems or hydrangea branches reaching up from the snow.

winter astilbe 1-10      winter hydrangea-3 1-10     

Contrast of a still colorful blue fescue versus a spent hydrangea bloom.

blue fescue in winter 12-09

Carex under snow or euonymus standing strong in spite of snow.

      carex under snow      euonymus in snow

Look up to see crisp blue skies of midday and orangey, purpley sunsets at dusk.

winter trees-blue sky      sunset-January 2010

Look down to witness the reds of a decaying log and bark in healthy grays.

reds of decay      bark in shades of grey

spring fed pool in winter
And a spring-fed pool of water that never freezes and offers fresh drinks to four-legged passers-by.

It's cold.  It's snowy.  Still, it is so, so beautiful.

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