Winter's Beauty After Snowflurries

On the dark, dreary days of winter, it's hard to think about beauty in nature.

It's more comfortable to remain cozy and warm indoors.

But after a snow storm, even if it's just flurries, this intense desire to go outside and take pictures (what else?) comes over me.

So I grab my handy little camera and walk around.

Surely, by now, the neighbors think, "Ooops. There goes that crazy lady again, taking pictures of tree tops and trunks, the sky, and snow covered bushes."

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Of course, in the spring, they still see me snap, snap, snapping photos of every tiny green shoot that pushes its way up to the earth. So they may think "She's crazy year round."

Anyway, after a pretty good snowflake dousing this weekend, I went out and found some picturesque images to snap around the neighborhood.

Looking up, with the cold air freezing my face, I realized that even in the midst of winter, there is profound beauty all around us.

WHAT DO YOU  ENJOY PHOTOGRAPHING THE MOST?