Russet-brown grasses and seedheads.
Surprised that I had chosen so many red and gold toned images for my In Praise of January post earlier this month, I thought I would dedicate a post to their softer, gentler, and less exuberant cousins: those which belong to the earth-tone colour palette. I looked through my January and February photo archives for such images from the last ten years, and below is a variety of photos taken in different weather and light conditions. Click on any image to enter the gallery:
Miscanthus grass after rain Dried stems against a leaden sky Ploughed earth and crop stubble Winter trees on a Wiltshire hillside Lakeside grasses and reeds A soup of leaves in mud! A shady path Tyre tracks on a dull wet day Muddy murky reflections Winter sowing on a dull day The gate to where ……. Sun-warmed twigs by a crop field Greeting the morning! A Spring Peek