Winter in the Garden

Who says a garden isn't beautiful in winter?  The garden seems to mirror the rest of nature during this season...quiet, a little slower, but still very much full of life.  If I ever need assurance of that, I look to the round and crimson buds on the red leaf maple or the sunlight streaming through wilted leeks.
Today, I took a little stroll around my backyard and captured beauty. 

These are for you PJ :)