The same oak trees in the February snows.

Denuded of leaves, the skeletons of the trees look beautiful in winter anyway, but especially with a frosting of white picking out the structure.

63/365 Are we the only place in t he UK without snow?

You can just see snow on the distant mountain, but we only had a sprinkling down in the town and that soon melted.

Later in the season we seem to be making up for a lack of snowfall. The absence of snow has made me appreciate the sight of it more.

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The lights they peer out, of the leafless trees.

Nothing but blue skies, do I see.

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Looking up through the branches of a barren tree.

I have never seen one of these trees before, breathtaking up close.

this is not my house

Bourscheid Castle, a medieval fortress nestled amongst the hills of Luxembourg.

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Leiden

2009

A leaf-strewn path winds through a bare forest in the Saarburg-Kell municipality.

Lake effect snow from Ontario lightly came down all day. It added to the totals on the ground but tamely. This squall made for poor visibility and I took the shot for a challenge. I think it captured the conditions well.

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Leiden

2009

The Wyre trail Near Stannah Fleetwood

There is a tall tower next to the tree.

Ohio. Jan 17, 2009