catkins

Greg & Verena....Snow....really?We are living on borrowed time here as no frost/no snow ......yet!Good shot!Salutations-Laurent

A very elegant and well composed image, a nice bokeh in the background , ciao Giangiorgio

Laurent- yes- we had about an inch day before yesterday and has never warmed up since! Should change this week- don't worry- you'll surely get your share!!

Giangiorgio- so glad you liked it!!

I don't believe I've seen this 'Catkins' before anywhere. When first look at the image I had thought it's a green rope from cursory look at the texture. Seeing the tittle I found that it's a 'fruit' of a plant that I have probably never seen before (don't recall). The texture of the snow and the catkins is very fine and beautiful against the blur background. Thanks for sharing!

Tm -- this is the male, pollen producing part of the hazelnut tree or bush. I forget that not everyone has a couple of these growing wild outside their kitchen as we do. They produce pollen in the winter but the flowers don't form till spring so there is a long wait for the pollen to reach its goal!