With just over 50 days left until the official start of spring, it might be a bit of a stretch to say that we're properly through the winter period just yet. Even so, with the shortest day now well behind us, it feels like a good time to look back at the winter like we're moving out of it. Perhaps that's wishful thinking, but I'm ever the optimist!
What better way is there to review a season passed than with a selection of lovely photographs? Well, it just so happens that we have a wonderfully talented bunch of Community members in the Express yourself forum who submitted some cracking winter scenes to our Winter Picture Festival 2023 thread. For your viewing pleasure, I present you with some of our favourites!
Above: Two beautiful shots from jane2511 capturing a frozen spider's web, and a frost-gripped branch with ice-encrusted leaves.
Above: Here we have a super cute pair of pooches braving a chilly walk with Crazy about dogs, and a beautiful bulldog chomping on their advent calendar courtesy of Ricepud!
Above: Keeping with the animal theme, get a load of this cheeky cat adorning the top of jane2511's tree! Also behold the delicate beauty of a lovely red robin, thanks to winkers60
Above: Back to the nature theme, here we have a frost-covered fern from Seamus47, and from Ricepud we see a striking image of an imposing snow-covered tree against a stark blue sky, and a snow-adorned hogweed with a large snowy hill and soft blue sky behind.
Above: Two absolute beauties here from WallyB - the first is a snowy village scene that looks just like a picture postcard, and the second is a very rare occurrence of a high-altitude 'nacreous cloud', which is reflecting the setting sun with an iridescent multicoloured glow!
And to close, one from yours truly - a 100% organic fake Christmas tree with fairy lights shining away!
We hope you enjoyed the wonderful pictures, and I'm sure you'll join me in thanking our participants for their wonderful contributions!
Keep an eye out for our next photo thread launching sometime in February - "Spring Spotting 2024"! It will be a great place to post any signs of spring you happen to capture. I really can't wait to see what you all find.
In the meantime, why not get involved with the Express yourself forum? It's not all about photography there, as we have talented artists, writers, and poets all posting their amazing creations. We hope to see you there!
