The first snow brings light into the house and color to the woods.
The first snow falls in doilies torn into a million pieces
by a demented paper shredder --  the world a snow globe gone Disney

The first show hangs berries in the bushes and gathers birds on the feeder.
The first snow smells of Christmas, and draws stone walls in fluid lines.

The first snow waits strategically on branches to drop itself into my collar as it melts.

The first snow brings the second snow.

 The photos may be ordered as cards and prints. Browse the Galleries for more.

The First Snow 1 (5 x 7 card, matted print up to 11 x 14)

The First Snow 2 (5 x 7 card, matted print up to 11 x 14)

Snowy Hortense (5 x 7 card, matted print up to 8 x 10)