first snow

it's always a surprise when the first snowfall arrives... although it shouldn't be.  in the mountains, it can happen anytime from september on... so i guess we were a bit overdue.  once it began - it came fast and furious...

beginning as rain - then making that quick transition to little flakes and suddenly huge wet flakes coming down... in swirls - straight - sideways - backwards... not really backwards, i made that up.  it was a sight to behold.  and then the after effects were that the mountains and foothills get covered in white - pure and glorious... with clouds hanging in misty threads.

i've not done landscapes... really don't know much about them - but saw this and had to give it a try - because it spoke to the newness of the freshly fallen whiteness...  and in processing - noticed i'd captured the plane, which i hadn't seen - a cool treasure...

an extra bonus is that we continue to experience the blossoming of flowers... in spite of the snow.  how long that will carry on, who knows - for now, here are a couple that caught my eye for their sheer beauty...

happy day.....