Since full-on winter has arrived (snow covering the ground, most likely for the duration), at least in my part of New England, I'd love to have folks take a look outside, either in your own yard or in others' to see what there is of interest. Evergreens, fruit, berries, deciduous plants with ornamental branch structure or color, garden art or structures . . . whatever catches your fancy, either deliberately planted or a serendipitous accident. Words and photos (don't have to be current) are welcome, and if you know plant names, I would love to have them. I would even be happy with links to photos from elsewhere as long as there's a source or credit (I hate that Pinterest doesn't require sources.)

In my own garden I have focused mainly on evergreen foliage and branch color and shape, though this year I hung weather-resistant ornaments on some of my metal trellises as well and I often add a few lights.

The bed below has two types of arborvitae, Thuja Sunkist (R) and Techny (L) with a couple of Rhododendron Independence Day behind them. Rhodie Olga Mezit (front) has prettier leaves than this brown-toned photo would make it appear, and peaking in from the far right is Fat Albert blue spruce/Picea pungens. I did plan this bed (unlike many of mine) and it has 2-4 of each of these evergreens as well as a couple of Hydrangea paniculata that contribute their tan blossoms to the overall look in winter.

My planters are filled annually with a combinations of evergreen and colored branches over Thanksgiving weekend, this year a combo of white pine, balsam fir, hemlock, red maple stump sprouts (not quite as bright as red-twigged dogwoods, but close) and a couple of little gray birches that needed to be removed before they grew up into the power lines. I haven't taken a photo of them yet.

I enjoy the tans of leftover leaves and grasses, both cultivated and wild.

White oak and young beech beech hang on to their leaves all winter, providing a contrast to the stark white and almost black that most of the woods are limited to along with added sound when the wind blows.

In the garden, Hakone grass ( just visible in the upper right) is strong enough to stand up to the first several snows and provides a good contrast to the red stems and green leaves of a nearby Leucathoe. I need to move both since they are now too exposed and sunny after the maple that shaded them died.

I want to add more berries since they attract the birds, providing us with great entertainment. At a previous house we had a crabapple that provided late winter fruit for grouse, waxwings, and robins, and I miss that acitivity in the garden. So I would particularly love to see some berried plants.