As much as I love the Spring with it's glorious growth and color there is something a little mystical about winter, especially when snow is involved. If there is no snow, winter can be pretty darn boring with colors of grey and brown with an occasional blue sky. But I am quite giddy when I find red berries on a bush with a little snow and red barns after a snowfall.
Red barns are good anytime of the year, but with snow, again mystical.
Some tiny pine cones on a tree are delightful when the snow begins to fall....
To see a tree without it's leaves shows us beauty with it's structure....
Hydrangeas covered with snow in the winter are as beautiful as they are when blooming pink or blue or white in the summer.
And a blue spruce with it's needles a soft ice blue with snow laying ever so gently on it's boughs is a pleasant sight....
And pine needles so long and green....
yes, a winter scene is definitely mystical.
How about you...do you find winter a little mystical? I am sharing with Madge at
There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you.... In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself. ~Ruth Stout
Until next time....
love it all. agree wholeheartedly. the splashes of red are magical. :)
ReplyDeleteReally nice snow photos Deanna. I love how the snow makes everything look soft and pretty :-)
ReplyDeletepretty ones. i love the snow. love the blue spruce. they scream winter & Christmas. ha. ha!! ( :
ReplyDeleteGracious, those red barn shots are postcards in the making - wow! We are currently getting a dusting of snow and I look forward to venturing out for some pictures.
ReplyDeletebeautiful images, each one, Deanna. My favourite is the very first I think..... I love to see snow pics.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, especially the red barn. I wish I could experience a snowfall like that at least once in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteSigh...
Kristin
I love looking at snow, especially in pictures as beautiful as yours. I liked the first few flakes today, but otherwise I am not a fan of it. Wishes for a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteRed barns in white snow...classic beauty :)
ReplyDeleteDeanna! Very nice photographs. The first on is my favorite. It's is nice to blog when I want and be able to take photos as I please, again. I have a gorgeous photo of the mountains here that I am placing on my site up coming mid-week. Just a heads up. :D
ReplyDeleteOhh... what a beautiful Winter Wonderland, I'm still waiting for the snow to come and to see the Netherlands coverd under a fabulous white blanket.
ReplyDeleteDear Deanna here are my New Year wishes for you:
May your lives be filled with millions of reasons to smile, may you have thousands little moments to cherish, and may everyday be a day worth looking forward to.
I want to say thank you for your lovely comments on my blog this past year, and I'm looking forward to your new posts and pics the coming year.
HAPPY 2013!
B.
Beautiful photographs!
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE that old red barn. Is it yours? Lovely.
ReplyDeleteLaurie
You captured Winter so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning photography, Deanna. I'm so moved by these images. You captured the beauty, the serenity, the fullness of the season. I tried to choose a favorite, and I can't. They're all wonderful. Wow!
ReplyDeleteCan't say I love the snow, I like seeing pictures but for real snow not so much in my life. I don't like being cold and to be in snow means you have to feel cold. I will just live through you and your beautiful images.
ReplyDeleteYou take the most phenomenal photos!!! A true talent!!
ReplyDeleteWell, these are all just incredible Deanna! Yes things do look pretty great with a dusting of snow - I did see hints of left over snow in Dallas this week! haha
ReplyDeleteLOVE that tree photo with the pop of red from the bird house. Great snow pics. Beautiful words-beautiful u
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Love the touches of red here and there. I can always find beautiful natural things in the winter but when it is rainy like we have had for the past two weeks. I mean nearly every single day we have had rain. BLECH.. I want some snow.
ReplyDeleteLovely snow pictures, Deanna! I can't even pick a favorite, but I do love the ones with the pop of red.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! All of these shots are so beautiful. I really enjoyed this! I agree about seeing red in the snow. It's so exciting and it just pops up against all the white.
ReplyDeleteVisiting from Weekly Top Shot :) Happy New Year!
Oh my gosh, Deanna, your photography just blows me away, every image is full of a story and emotion... Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #63!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your lovely photos, Deanna!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, oh so very beautiful! I love a red barn & red berries in contrast to all that snow! =)
ReplyDeleteWere these taken with the new lens? Absolutely loving these!! I'd be giddy, too, to find red berries or a red barn against that white snow. I'd love winter more if we had some white stuff, but I do enjoy the bare limbs because I have a better shot at the birds. :)
ReplyDeleteThe barn pictures are my favorite, awesome!
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