snow

Yesterday it snowed! On October 20, I showed you this view out my study window.

Here's what it looked like yesterday! You can see the big fat flakes falling as white blobs.....


















Asters looked like this on Oct 14, and yesterday.....






















I *love* winter. I love the snow. I love cold water from the tap. I love that there are no mosquitos and no yellow jackets and no fleas. I love that the house is quieter, with the storm windows up. I love snuggling under the covers at night. I love winter food -- chili, soup, home-made bread. I love seeing the skeletons of the trees. I love the variety of dead-grass colors beside the road. I love hot tea. (Nothing better than a good novel, a good cup of tea, and a good snowstorm outside the window!)

All that said, the transition from golden fall to bare snowy trees happens disconcertingly quickly!