Look who decided to show up!!!

Winter!!!

The view from our Gap Mountain Garden

Yep.  It's about time.  Our first sizable storm this season arrived this weekend in Southwest Virginia.  It was mild and sunny on Saturday and this appeared on Sunday.  It's leaving just as quickly as it arrived though.  It was good fun while it lasted.  There's something so supremely wonderful about a snow day.   Watching the flakes fall, blanketing everything in an awesome white overcoat....all while in the safe confines of your warm home with a giant cup of coffee.  Eventually, you gather yourself and your winter clothes and venture out to immerse yourself fully.  The dogs go crazy, you get wet and cold and take a million photos.  It's really one of my Top 5 things that this world has to offer - a perfect snow day.