Winter in the Woods

In recent years I've developed something of an taste for Progressive Trance (I know, it sounds like a Mid-Life Crisis when it's written down like that!). A few months ago I stumbled across Leaving Laurel, and especially the closing track from their album - Winter in the Woods.

So, when we had some snow over the weekend in my local area, and I had decided to head to the woods with my camera, there was only ever one album I was going to be listening to... ;)

These are some of the images I took during that outing.

It feels like the autumn colour came late this year as we had very mild condition until only a week or two ago. And then, in a flash (with the arrival of Storm Arwen) the temperatures plummeted and we got snow.

As a result, a few trees still had leaves on, which created lovely flashes of colour in the snow.

This oak, above, for example was a lovely bronze against the snowy landscape.

While I was shooting, the weather was constantly changing - with snow flurries blowing through...

... and some soft mist in the air too.

But even in the clear moments, the shapes in the trees were as characterful as ever:

And finally, at the last of the light, the sun caught in the clouds through the trees.

A beautiful end to a couple of hours in a true winter wonderland.