Patti starts out this week’s challenge with this observation:
Sometimes in the middle of winter, the world is reduced to stark shades of black and white.
No kidding? This is what I saw out my front door this morning.
It was as if I’d stepped into a infrared photograph. But no, this is just Wisconsin in January after 2 days of wet snow.
So, I am definitely ready to step into a RED photograph right about now! 
Now, that looks cozier! Let’s see if I can find some more…
Old World Wisconsin
scillagrace 
beautiful reds!
Thanks, Pam!
I particularly like the man with the flowers.. it made me smile 🙂
Addendum .. I would love to have some snow outside my window!
Really? I could ship you some… 😉
Purely for photographic purposes!
That’s my baby brother! 11 years younger than me, 11 years older than my first born. He got married at age 41 and made my kids his “groom squad”. His wedding took place at the Winchester Mystery House…a crazy Victorian mansion built by the widow of the Winchester rifle manufacturer. My brother is an artist, and he makes me smile, too! 🙂
Wonderful background, thank you for sharing.
Looking at your first three shots, Scilla, I’d say red also means resilience. Keep warm! M
Thanks, Meg – yeah, I’ll get my power color going to get me through. 😉
Lovely, 🙂🙂
Thank you! I’m glad you came to visit. 🙂
I’d say you found some more Priscilla!!! your snow scenes are quite beautiful, I’m glad you opened with them. And love your tons of red.
Thanks, Tina! If the sky wasn’t cloudy, at least we’d have blue. This is definitely monochrome season, but it does have it’s own beauty.
So it does Priscilla, so it does
I love your snow images. You red collection is beautiful and cheerful!
Thanks, Amy! I’m looking forward to seeing color out my window again.
I smiled when I saw your first images. That’s really what I was imagining! Your red collection is wonderfully uplifting and cheerful. Thanks for all the red “cheer.”
Yep, you nailed it. “Stark shades of black and white” actually came out bluish in my photos, so I switched on the monochrome setting to make the sky and the snow the light grey that they are. I would love to have spotted a cardinal at my feeder, but no such luck.
Wouldn’t that be fabulous? A “splash” of red amidst the black and white.
Quite the frosty white dusting. Love the reds.
That “dusting” has accumulated to about a foot of snow on the ground. Even the wire housing around my roses had a couple of inches piled on top of the thin surfaces! Thanks for your comment, John. 🙂
A beautiful gallery. Happy winter to you!
Thank you!
Great pictures of Red, Priscilla! Especially like your lovely snow scenes as an opening the then all the beautiful reds of follow. Could almost feeling my mood changing based on the contrast of colors!!
Thanks, Sylvia. Certainly color affects mood; you can see why so many people get SAD in winter, and why Spring is so welcome!
Lovely!
Thank you! Glad you came visiting.