In our neck of the woods, January is the coldest and most dreary month of the year.  Still, there is plenty of color to be found.  Oak trees are usually the very last to lose their leaves, some clinging to the trees throughout the winter adding interest to the otherwise dull landscape.  In Spring, when the Oaks start to bud, the last of the previous year’s leaves will fall, leaving those of us with this mighty tree in our yard yet another opportunity for raking.  Hooray!