Black, White, Shades of Gray

It was a black-and-white world on our walk this morning.  No glorious, warming, colorful sunrises today, just a white sky with snow drifting down, white snow-covered ground, and black trees, branches, and streams against the white background.  Here and there was a touch of gray, but mostly it was a cold world of stark contrasts, with no hint of the in-between.