Of the many years I’ve been traveling to the Texas Hill Country, this particular year had a unique combination of colors. The oak trees had recently begun to put out new leaves when the old season of winter wasn’t quite ready to relinquish its dominion before passing along into spring. It slapped the landscape with one last cold snap and essentially caused freezer burn on the leaves resulting in their turning a pinkish coral color.

Other trees escaped this last bit of winter as they had not yet put forth their new leaves. As a result there was a display of vibrant new green foliage against the pinkish salmon color of the live oaks which had yet to recover from the freeze.

With the quality of the late evening light and long shadows, it produced a peaceful and beautiful complimentary

red and green composition.