Here we are in a beautiful "winter wonderland" after a rather wild night of wind, snow, and power outages. Our spirits were lifted by the brilliant sunshine; but I suppose not everyone is pleased at the five or more inches of snow we picked up. Hunters and skiers, sure, but the rest of us may look at the white stuff as a burden to bear until spring. These pictures were all taken this morning from our deck. I expect by tonight most of the snow will be gone, but perhaps not. I think the forecast is for quite cold weather for at least a few days. (Click to enlarge photos.)