Thursday, January 23, 2020

Red and Yellow #ThursdayTreeLove #blogboost

A number of bloggers who participate in Parul's twice a month #ThursdayTreeLove live in climates where snow is rare or nonexistent.  They enjoy photos I take in the winter - winterscapes that are ho hum ordinary to me but are a treat for them.

This winter, we've either had too much snow or hardly any.   After a miserable Saturday with snow and some ice, we are now going back into warmer than normal weather.

So here is a snow picture from my "archives".

Snow is pretty (in my humble opinion) as long as you don't have to shovel it, drive in it, walk in it, but there is more to winter than snow.


But some trees here are planted just for their winter interest.  In our local botanical gardens, we have these two trees.  These look like bushes, but are actually a type of dogwood tree.  In the winter, one shows off its red bark, and one shows off its yellow bark.

Dogwood trees don't only show their personality with lovely flowers.  Sometimes, it's also....(wait for it....)

....their bark.

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14 comments:

  1. songbird's crazy worldJanuary 23, 2020 at 8:07 AM

    Their bark....groan ....

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  2. ForsythiaJanuary 23, 2020 at 8:13 AM

    Only a dusting of snow here, and weather that is much too warm.

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  3. Cerebrations.bizJanuary 23, 2020 at 8:44 AM

    I agree. Snow falling on your neighbor's driveway and lawn is glorious. When it's yours to shovel, it's grueling.

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  4. Liz A.January 23, 2020 at 2:22 PM

    A little color in winter. Nice.

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  5. https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.comJanuary 23, 2020 at 2:54 PM

    I used to have a red dogwood that grew up the house like a climber, it was planted as a shrub.

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  6. Dorothy BordersJanuary 23, 2020 at 3:29 PM

    The red twig dogwood is quite striking and colorful in the winter landscape.

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  7. Carrie TrippJanuary 23, 2020 at 4:34 PM

    I've never seen those dogwood trees. I am going to have to look into them for my garden. Thank you for sharing them.

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  8. peppylady (Dora)January 23, 2020 at 10:35 PM

    The first photo reminds me of a cap.

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  9. David M. Gascoigne,January 24, 2020 at 6:52 AM

    Red Osier Dogwood and snow form a pair almost as beautiful as snow and conifers.

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  10. MarthaJanuary 24, 2020 at 1:23 PM

    Beautiful photos Alana! How I loved seeing the fresh fallen snow covering our pine trees when we lived in the north. It was like a blanket from the Angels.

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  11. ParulFebruary 11, 2020 at 3:16 AM

    Wow! Those colors of the bark are so pretty. I love the snow too. You are right. I have seen snow a few times in my life so it's so exciting to see through your pictures, Alana. Glad you shared.
    Hope to see you on the 13th.

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  12. VinithaFebruary 12, 2020 at 11:10 PM

    The snow is definitely pretty and it is prettier in the pictures where one doesn't have to shovel it. :) Such lovely colored dogwood trees!

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  13. Penelope Potty SnooperFebruary 13, 2020 at 1:24 AM

    Red and yellow bark against a winter background. Must look stunning. It's amazing how everything in nature looks beautiful during different times of the year. And yes snow does look pretty especially when you just have to watch it.

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  14. ArchanaFebruary 15, 2020 at 1:05 AM

    This is new info.. I only knew about Dogwood foliage and their flowers! Lovely!!

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