Oban, Argyll, in Winter - Xmas impressions

My kind of Xmas tree...
Frost art.
Snowy peaks on the Isle of Mull from Ganavan Sands, 5 miles north-west of Oban.
Ganavan Sands – winter detail.
Ancient tree in winter sunlight.
Roses in the Snow.
View from the top – Oban Bay and Kerrera dusted with snow

First Day of Spring, 2007

Hello again

The past few days have been a bit mad, at least weather-wise. I'm super busy but couldn't not take a few photos to share some of this madness with you people out there. Have fun!

This is what I woke to yesterday morning:
And these are what I came across on my way to work, also yesterday morning:
It's hard to see but there's actually a little cap of snow on almost each one of these magnolia blossoms!

Remember that wild plum shrub I spoke about recently? Well, here it is again, laden with snow:
No, not daffies but some kind of lovely, rose-shaped yellow flower on a green shrub.
Last year's rosehips still looking good -- that yellow-flowering shrub provides a bit of background.

A friend of mine -- don't know what's become of her because I haven't heard for ages and ages -- is/was a country singer. One of her lovely songs was "Roses in the Snow". These are my take on the subject. I simply love the delicate greeny-yellowy-pink colour of fresh rose leaves:
Later in the day, temperatures rose and the snow melted. But this morning, this is the view I had breakfast to:
It got worse before it got better:
This is a lovely note on which to end the first real spring entry in my blog -- the magnolia outside our office looking pretty good in a burst of sunshine about an hour ago. I won't tell you that, as I type, the weather has turned nasty again and a harsh wind is driving thin snow in, obscuring the view from my desk. It's just gone 4:30PM and I have to turn on the lights as though this were still January. :)