Spending time outdoors in the winter can be difficult. Everything is monochromatic and boring almost. Everything is basically just brown. But I think that there’s beauty in nature year-round.

Take this photo I took for example.

The simple contrast of the icy water and snow against the brown leaves is a small, and irritating to a lot of people, detail but works well to add a little color to the otherwise dull scene.

But, at this point we’re a week-and-a-half out from spring, so, with any luck, this shot will look much different in a few week’s time.