Virginia Creeper Bud

A morning of sorting paperwork and students, then an afternoon of knitting/sewing up ends.
 
I took today’s picture after lunch and decided to use this picture of the Virginia Creeper bud. Although some of its buds have been killed by frost, as have many others in the garden, some have survived on this shrub. This shrub was rescued three years ago after the builders destroyed it when they started work.
 
Dull and overcast although not too cold.