It’s hard to know what to call a scene like this. It’s just dried hydrangea blossoms on the bush, caught in some wonderful light on Christmas Day. I thought it looked good in black and white since the colors were kind of dull. Do you like it?

Monochrome image of some bushes in the low winter sunshine

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A neighbor really does up the holiday decor thing. So fun! May your Christmas be bright and festive.

Night display of giant Christmas tree of lights, decorated gazebo and lit holiday lawn sculptures

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Peonies always enchant me with their sense of veiled promise, and that perfume. Here’s a macro view of one for my fans of monochrome images:

Many ruffled petals in this close up of a peony blossom

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In my driveway yesterday, a visitor’s car in a sunbreak.

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Trees and sky reflected on black car in fall scene

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Browsing through the archives for June, I found this image. It does look almost wintery, but look at all those leaves on the silhouetted branches!

Dark gray clouds advance across the sky

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On my kitchen table oilcloth, a blossom on Christmas cactus. Don’t you love the delicate edges of color?

Pink and white Christmas cactus casts a shadow on a November day

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Took this photo of my red chard before the recent freeze. I’m afraid to go out there and see what’s left of it..

Red chard shows off its jewel colors in my garden earlier this week

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More colorful fall goodness.

Red maple leaves wet with rain

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Some trees near my house are decorated for Halloween. Happy Halloween to you!

Orange, red and gold maple leaves still on the tree

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Through a glass ceiling, some crows roosting before a rainstorm.

Black crows perch on bare branches against a gray sky, before the rain

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