A Glorious Morning

I’m not a morning person, but for good light I can make exceptions.  Yesterday we had fresh snow for the first time in a month and I just had to go out and play.  It was wonderful.  Crisp.  Quiet.  Shining.  Here’s how it went –

Soft light brings out the sparkles in the snow –

I liked the duality of these two branches –

and now for the big picture –

Dead trees make such bold statements…and that sky!

The backlit snow caught my attention and the shadowed background sets it off perfectly –

A last look over my shoulder –