Winter-spring colours; muddy hands; natural patterns

Getting our hands dirty; looking for colour in small places; finding unique shapes, patterns, and textures

This Robin nonchalantly took flight from its perch on a tree in a sensory herb garden.

My companion busied themselves with the potting soil, while I snapped a colour and texture collection at golden hour.

The muted colours of winter giving way to the buds of spring provides lots of visual interest if you are prepared to look up-close. An early bumblebee resting on some Virburnum.

Here are some of the visual treats we collected in our meanderings.

Colour goes unnoticed by people during winter unless we look closely

Texture and colour abounding