First Snow

It came, following hard on the heels of days of 60 degree weather.  When I went to bed the temperature was still well above freezing; when I got up, the landscape had changed.  It snowed all day and into the night, blanketing the ground with the purity of its whiteness, clothing newly nude branches in bridal splendor.  When the sun showed its face again, the brilliance was something to behold.  

Having cleverly avoided winter for the better part of two years, it was a sight I had missed.

I took the opportunity to make my first snow-angel in years.  I think I need to work on my technique a little. :)