Winter Wonderland 2012

January 19th, 2012 and our first "real" winter storm has arrived. It has been snowing off and on for the past few days. It is cold - currently 23 degrees with a 30% chance of more snow through this evening followed by enough rain to create flooding. So, in the meantime, we will try to enjoy the winter wonderland we have now.

As a digital artist, I love to take winter photographs. Just look at all the texture the snow provides. I will love using this one as a background.

This is actually a doormat with a light to medium dusting of snow. I think this would make a nice background as well.

Can you guess what this photo is of?

And how about this one? What could be causing that mound of snow to form?

I love to take photos of this area because of the beauty of Nature's Arches.

This old tree always provides a nice photo.

The above and below photo will be great to use for an added layer of texture.

And as you can see in this image...I lost one of my cherry trees at the beginning of winter. It fell over roots and all!
And I cannot complete my yearly winter photo session without a picture of one of the deck benches. The only things perching on that bench now are birds begging for food. There were hundreds and hundreds of birds to feed today. Of course, I can't prove that to you because as soon as I open the slider to take pics, they fly away too fast to get a snap. Oh well - maybe next time.