There's Always Green to Be Found

I never cease to be amazed at the amount of green you can still find in your yard, even in the middle of winter. The ivy certainly hasn't let up; in fact, it's thriving!

Winter is Finally Here!

I left Lynchburg extremely early this morning in order to beat the anticipated winter storm to Northern Virginia. It just started snowing -- our first real sign of winter, aside from the puffed up cardinal of a few days ago. The temperature is so low that it's already sticking to everything -- including my little outdoor office. With the forecast calling for several inches, I should have some much whiter pictures tomorrow; for today, I'm just excited that winter hasn't passed us by!

The Contrast of Winter

(Yes, a second photoblog post in one day.) What a contrast a few hours makes; winter had finally arrived in Northern Virginia after some continuing unseasonably warm weather (in the 60s yesterday), and I took the picture above in mid-afternoon. After a few hours of working in my home office, however, I stepped outside to find this second glimpse of winter -- with a tad more brighteness in it.....