Snow, snow, snow - no more

Don't let this blue sky fool you! Yes, it was beautiful but you know that cliche, the calm before the storm? Well, the storm (third in progression) started just minutes after I took this shot. You can see for yourself what the last two days has brought us. Be ready for lots of black and white! LOL Hey! I started you with color first!

This is one of my favorite images! You never know what you're going to get with bad weather conditions. I was amazed at how this turned out. No, we didn't get tennis-ball-size snowflakes.

Remember all those lovely planters I shared last summer with you all? Here's a couple of them and I seriously doubt if anything will grow back after this much snow. Guess I should have covered them for winter. I do think it's cute how all my little solar lights got new white hats!

My trees form a really cool arch in the snowy winter. I'm going to have to play with this image in photoshop and see what fun items I can embellish it with. Could be fun!

This bush will come back! It's a salmon colored azalea and it's been here for over 20 years.

This one will also return in the spring/summer. It's now a mature Rose of Sharon and I absolutely love it. It is however being held up with a large 2x4 stake since it really does not like the weight of the snow.

Oh my gosh! After snapping this one, I felt so guilty that the feeders were empty that I just had to go out and fill them up...and by then it was snowing yet again!

Toby absolutely loves the snow. Here he is patiently waiting for me to finish filling the feeders so I can throw the ball. Unfortunately the tennis balls sink in the snow and it takes him forever to find them. Maybe I can find something a little lighter to throw.

I wonder if he is thinking "You said ball! Not another picture!" He does seem to be showing his attitude face! LOL

This might be his next thought..."I guess I'll just have to eat some snow while I wait for that ball to get tossed" Although I don't have a pic to show you - I did throw a larger plastic ball for him a couple of times. Only a couple times because he wouldn't bring it back to me and I had to chase him all over the yard for it...many times.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and either stay warm if you have Winter or cooled off if you're having Summer.