Snow Pictures

Since we moved away from Portland, Matthew has been hoping, with each new winter, for a snowmageddon.  One of those crazy storms that comes through and dumps two feet of snow and shuts down the city.  Matthew would actually be happy with just one, but so far no such luck.  Wenatchee was good for four or five inches at a time, but Pennsylvania, so far, has had disappointing one and two inch accumulations.  I really haven't bothered taking pictures of our snow since it's been so piddly, but last night the heavens dropped a couple of inches, this morning is glorious (as you can tell from the pictures), and I have nothing to do with my day, so clad in toasty warm snow pants, a big red fluffy coat and gortex gloves, I ventured across the street to the state game lands to take a couple of pictures of the snow among the trees.

I like the second picture the best, mostly because "they" grow crops back here, so they have a sprinkler system, but for some unknown reason they also water the surrounding bushes,  Maybe they're afraid of forest fires?  Also, for some unknown reason, they continue to water the bushes into the fall and winter, well after harvest time.  It's odd, but the result are these beautiful ice creations.  At least I think they're cool.