SNOW… Berries, that is!
Winter in the Pacific Northwest, west of the Cascade Mountains tends to be dreary, dark, gray, wet and cold. Even our plants, shrubs and trees become almost monotone, a dark gray-brown, as the colorful leaves of fall are swept away by the wind.
In the midst of that monotony is a burst of white from the native common Snowberry. Snowberries are deciduous, dropping their leaves, leaving behind clusters of pristine, bright white berries about the size of very large garden peas, which remain on the four-foot tall shrubs for several months. Snowberries are one of the sources of food during the winter months for birds and other small wild critters.
Snowberries may not be the only white thing around here in a day or two. The weatherman is calling for snow or snow mixed with rain for the next five days. Won’t that add some cheer to the dreary days of winter??
I had never seen a photo of a snowberry. What a sweet little Winter treat for the critters.
I was going to link to your photo sharing this week but I am SO BAD at doing links so I haven’t gotten to it.
Those snowberrries are simply delightful Madge- what a wonderful photo, and a great read too.
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how neat!
OMG!! My favourite winter plant !!! They grow across the street from me and I wanted to pick some for my hallway arrangement! Gorgeous shot!!!!! Love it!!!
They look pretty neat, I have never seen anything like that before.
Gosh – I have never seen these kind of berries before. Very pretty!
xo Catherine
Snowberries, I love it. Wish we had them here.
Snowberries look especially colorful with the rose hips we have from wild roses. Beautiful pairing! I recently heard them called “popcorn plants.” Thought that was a fitting description.
I hope if there’s snow that it isn’t accompanied by excitement of the slippery sort. . . stay safe!
lovely!