snow bauble...

...standing in the snow

maybe i should say blowing - and freezing - we continue to exist in the deep freeze - i could barely tolerate to be outside for 10 minutes - my fingers quickly beginning to numb in the cold - plus working in blinding white snow is a challenge - i admit to not knowing what i was doing - being confused as i fumbled with settings - retreating back to what i thought was simply auto - then thinking i had a "snow" setting - going back to it - hoping for the best - realizing my fingers were about to fall off - fingerless gloves are not all they're cracked up to be when wind chills are below 0 -

despite all that - it's hard to deny the sheer beauty of winter - the pristine landscape set before you - the quiet surrounding you as you stand alone in a forest of trees - delicately draped with snow - their limbs hanging low and heavy - shielding you from harm - with only an occasional bird whispering its flight through the air - too smart to be out and about - unlike me - trying to get a perfect shot of the snow bauble - then making the mad dash back inside - to warmth - taking the chill off - a hot drink - being grateful for my own safe haven - all things which make for...

a

happy day.....