Beautiful northern light

We are all looking forward to lighter evenings and mornings as spring approaches. But the low winter sun that we have in the Northern latitudes gives us some wonderful light effects that are not seen in the same way further south. On a sunny winter’s day, the sun casts dramatic low shadows throughout the day, creating stunning patterns on frosty ground from leafless trees and shrubs. Trees create stark silhouettes that stand like sculptures in the landscape. Feathery seedheads from summer flowers have halos as they are backlit by the sun. Gardens that have been designed with winter in mind come alive with dappled shadow patterns and lacy branching shapes in the low winter sun. So don’t wish winter away too soon, it has its own moody beauty.

low winter sun backlighting trees