I realize most of North America has had snow for some time but this is our first for the year so we’re right on time for the first day of Winter. We amassed about 4 inches (10 cm) so schools were closed and there was traffic mayhem.
The Front Yard
The Witch Hazel is just starting to bloom and will do so until nearly the end of February,
filling the Winter air with the beautiful scent of it’s flowers.
Waiting for Spring
The Forest Pond
Hard-To-Come-By Lifestyle 
Beatiful, have fun
Thanks Barb!
I was hoping you would post some pictures. Great to see, it looks like very sticky snow. I really like the shot with the winding open creek. Is the snow still lying today?
Thanks Deb. It was a very sticky, wet snow. It started to melt last night and we had snow ‘bombs’ dropping from the trees, hitting the house all night. We still have about 3 inches in the front yard but rain and milder weather in the forecast. I was very pleased with the pond photos, almost black and white with some faint hints of colour.
Still no snow down here on the coast and I’m not complaining! Happy and merry holidays to you and yours!
Good to hear you missed the snow. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you Gunta.
beautiful!
Thanks very much Pat!
Nice images! I have been thinking about planting witch hazel. How does it fare in terms of the deer?
Great news on that front – they don’t touch it. Just find a good open spot for it as they can spread out. It is wonderful to have blooms all Winter and they make good cut flowers also.
Sounds perfect – thanks!
A classic winter wonderland it is! I love the shot of the witch hazel bloom with its snow cap.
Thanks Lynn. You have to be quick around here to capture scenes like this as it doesn’t tend to last long.