What are the colors of the landscape where you live? We have no crystal white snow here. Some trees stand bare, but others are their perpetual green.
Winter blooms are mostly deep pinks and purples here. But the color I noticed in my recent walk by the river surprised me. Gold — winter gold.
Sometimes I wish I lived where snow blankets the world. I love to crunch through the cold drifts, enjoying the beauty of piles of white on bare branches. But how can you beat the cheer of even a small bit of gold?
We may wish some days for colors that someone else looks on. Maybe the next day we’re glad our world looks the way it does. I’m thankful for the soft winter sun, the green that lives next to the stark, bare trees. The blue snatches of the river. And the brave flares of gold.
Wishing you joy in whatever the scenery holds for you this week. No matter the colors, may you find delight.
Linking up with Texture Tuesday, Wednesday Around the World, and Sweet Shot Tuesdays. Second photo is edited with Kim Klassen’s texture BB1.
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What a nice post…..finding joy in what you have is the answer to true happiness. You must have found your true happiness.
Snow and freezing cold here in Finland. 😉
Thank you for sharing your Winter Gold with us today! It is a welcome sight for those of us with gray and white snow. I especially love the very last photograph of the aspen leaves. Looks like pointillism to me.
Brown and white and more brown here. I would love a pop of color – so thank you for sharing yours!
Your winter gold is beautiful. I really like your third picture, it has a dream-like look to it. Out my window is a lot of brown and dull green, our pretty white snow has melted.
Love all the golden leaves and beautiful soft light illuminating them, makes for a magical landscape!
Very pretty! I love how the gold colors contrast with the blues and purples in the background.
You have captured the cold, golden shades beautifully, Sharon!
I love your description. We have snow but no winter gold. Just dreary when the snow is gone and the earth is just grey, but I do love those days too when the sunshines because it makes for better travel and getting out of the house. All the photos you shared today are perfect. 🙂
Very pretty photos. No snow here. We have lots of conifers, though, so it’s mostly green. 🙂
Beautiful photos. You have gorgeous color in the landscape; here, it’s gray and dreary.
Winter Gold is the PERFECT title for you gorgeous photographs….all tinged with gold midriffs. We, also have no snow….but also no golden touched shrubs or trees….rather bleak. So I shall enjoy yours.
Most golden nature makes me sneeze, but it is lovely! 🙂
Your pictures are beautiful. I am stuck in monochromatic brown right now, so it is lovely to come visit your golden yellows today.
You have it much prettier there than here…snow is melting and there is slop all over. Enjoy your beautiful gold!!
That gold is really unexpected for January, but how wonderfully cheerful! Is autumn just catching up, or is this a normal winter thing?
Aaaahhh – so nice to see green again! Beautiful images. (If you really want to see snow, come on up and visit me!)
So lovely – I would take your beautiful winter gold over snow or our own ‘winter grey’ anytime! Love the beautiful soft light in the third image. Beautifully done.
A nice pop of color in the winter….I will take that any day. Funny how we both talked about this today on our post♥
Gorgeous scenery, beautiful photography.
Oh, Sharon – I love this series of shots. Winter gold indeed. I love the colors.
Wow, look at those colors…amazing. The earth is truly beautiful.
Gorgeous colors — and I love the light and painterly feel to your photos Sharon. xo
very pretty winter gold. We don’t get very much gold in winter here…mostly black, brown and grey…with plenty of white
I like how you coined that “winter gold” — it’s perfect!
Beautiful and so different to here. Every place and season has it’s beauty.
Catching up on some commenting. Just wanted you to know these are wonderful shots. So lovely and such pretty golden tones.