Welcome Winter

It's hard to believe but, as I write this post, it's the first day of winter
and we FINALLY have snow! 

Perfect timing, right?

Although it's only a couple of inches, this fluffy coating of white 

transforms the garden into a frosty wintry scene.

Inside the house, I use a lot of white in my decor. 

Maybe that's why I love the look of the first snow
before it gets all dirty and sloppy.

Roxy loves it too
or maybe she's just keeping an eye on that sneaky mailman!

It's been so dry this year, even the ski resorts have been hurting. 

Some of them have delayed their openings due to lack of snow. 

Of course, our mountains are getting a lot more snow from this storm
than we are in the city so hopefully the skiers are happy.

(photo Vail Resort)

Back to the winter garden, the white stuff makes even simple things beautiful.

And magical.

Now, as the snow floats through the crisp air, it's quiet and peaceful. 

Construction on a nearby house has stopped and traffic on our slippery street has slowed down. 

I could get used to this. 

I only hear the scraping sounds of people shoveling snow from their sidewalks 

and a few Canada geese headed out of town overhead. 

The weather forecasters say temperatures will stay in the teens and low 20s 

so we're hoping the snow will stick around these next few days.

Weather Update:  Yes! We had more snow over the weekend
and a white Christmas!

I've never seen Roxy more excited!
Presents!
Christmas chaos!

We wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful New Year.

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