It’s a Winter Wonderland!

Hello, all! I hope those of you in the throes of snow measured in feet (as in 36+ inches in some parts of our world) are safe and able to see its beauty, even with the ccccooooolllldddd and the inconveniences. And those of you in sunny, warm climates—well, you just might enjoy seeing some of the beauty that we’ve enjoyed this winter in central Ohio. (I know, I know…those of you who stop in often know I’m a summer-kind-of-girl and you’re scratching your heads wondering if I’ve lost mine, but I’m always in awe of the WINTER WONDERLAND that snow creates. What a gift!)

These pictures were taken during and after several snow falls, simply because I can’t help but pull the camera out to try to capture the beauty that my eyes capture each and every time. A camera, of course, can’t really capture it, but I hope you will enjoy their simple scenes, all taken from inside our home. Not much more to say, so sit back in your favorite chair with a cup of hot cocoa or coffee in hand—especially if you’re in warm weather right now; you might feel a chill :)—and enjoy.

This just might be one of my all-time favorite pictures that I’ve taken. You might recall that we live in a community of cottages, and my sweet neighbor across the street and I take pictures of each other’s homes and send them to each other! I sent this one to her today, because their home looks like it’s a Christmas package! It’s taken from our front window…toooo cccccoooolllddd to go outside. It was around zero on this particular day!

From our bedroom window, the bucolic scene is accented by the beautiful snow mounded on every branch.

The purple plum looks as beautiful full of snow as it does in bloom.

Another tree, by the front porch, is also laden with snow.

As we walk out our bedroom doors this is the view we have, and I am always struck by the beauty of the snow. Did you notice the Christmas tree to the left? This is one of those scenes that was much more intense and beautiful than what the camera was able to capture. (I shouldn’t blame it all on the camera; it can do much more than I can tell it to do!)

Our view from our dining room window. You can see the deer antlers on the table, which was still sporting the centerpiece featuring the deer my husband gave me for Christmas. You can see that post here.

And our screened porch…

And Mother Nature knew our Christmas vignette needed a little tweaking…snow to make it just so.

The wood “boot”—that’s what the log looks like!—was made by my brother. It looks beautiful when the winds aren’t howling and I can light the candles out there!

I can’t tell you how much I love this crooked pine tree! :)

I hope you enjoyed our WINTER WONDERLAND. Are you as smitten with snow scenes as I am? Do you take the pictures from the safety of  your warm cocoon, or are you out there in it?

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