The beauty of a fresh fallen snow always catches me by surprise. Senses are heightened with a change of the status quo. The sound of the creaky crunch of the snow under foot is unique, not duplicated at any other time of year. The fluffy white decor weighs down the evergreen branch until softly sliding to the ground allowing the branch to pop up causing a new shower of snow. The muted sound of traffic combines with the sound of snow blowers and truck blades making the world sound like a completely different band.
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| The normally overlooked red berries of the Hawthorne trees gleam brightly against the white snow. |
Our four legged friends become animated as the snow falls all around them. Both Hawk and Duncan bounced playfully around the arena catching snow flakes on their tongues while Leo tried it too.
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| 12.5" on the ground - still snowing |
A plain tree in the backyard seems to be all dressed up, and is appreciated as beautiful for the first time. These were just a few shots taken today...before the arctic air blasts in and we hunker down for the next few day. Hope you enjoy your transformed surroundings and stay warm!
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24 hours later the sun shines and the world sparkles, even though the wind chill is minus forty degrees!
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| Drifts! |
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| Brock Barn circa 1850 |
