snowy

photos near my house on Saturday, February 6

 

my backyard

 

nearby creek

 

very snowy trees

 

and a snowy cat!

photos by me © 2010

a frozen landscape

Winter came quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow.

(adapted from a quote by Bill Moran, Jr)

Winter Morning Poem

Ogden Nash
Winter is the king of showmen

Turning tree stumps into snow men

And houses into birthday cakes

And spreading sugar over lakes

Smooth and clean and frosty white

The world looks good enough to bite

That's the season to be young

Catching snowflakes on your tongue

Snow is snowy when it's snowing

I'm sorry it's slushy when it's going

photos taken by me--©2009

Wintertime

aah, Wintertime, a time of reflection, of cozy fires, snuggling children and pets, reading good books, dreaming of summer gardens...
I love how the ice-coated tree branches sparkle in the sunlight. We had a major winter storm on January 27-28 -- about 5 inches of snow, several inches of ice, then about 3 more inches of snow. That is major for the Cincinnati, Ohio area. So beautiful while safe at home.

The snow covered Winter King hawthorn branches remind me of a Chinese watercolor.

photos  by me ©2009