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Winter Colours

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Although winter doesn’t officially start until December 21, I think we’re close enough to now say that yup, it’s winter. In spite of the date, I’ve been noticing the great colours that are still around; they’re just less prolific.

Lovely winter moss – a brilliant emerald green.
These rose hips are a pretty orange.
The purplish-green barberry leaves are still shiny and healthy.
And yes, I found a rose! Looking a bit the worse for wear, but still determinedly blooming.

I hope you have a good day with some colours of your own.

16 thoughts on “Winter Colours”

    1. Thanks, Allan.
      I agree. You just have to pay a little more attention and there are still lots of colours. There were also lots of little quail under the barberry bushes. I couldn’t see them but I could definitely hear them!

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    1. I agree. It was such a nice surprise to find the roses (there were several) blooming among the barberry bushes. And there were quail underneath, also. I couldn’t see them but I could hear them; they’re probably eating the rose hips.

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    1. Yes, it definitely was a surprise. The Okanagan Valley isn’t usually very cold in winter (last winter was an anomaly as it reached -10 which caused a lot of damage to the fruit trees and grape vines) but we’ve had +8 which is also quite unusual. 0 or -1 is more like it. Make no wonder the roses think they can bloom!

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