Winter Gift Day 25

It was a wet and windy and icy Christmas Day! I went outside but took my photo from inside.

The frost fairies had a painting party last night and 
decorated for Christmas!

Winter Gifts Day 23

More tracks in the snow on this Christmas Eve Eve

Winter Gifts Day 22

Interesting tracks in the ski trail today. I'm guessing deer, raccoon, and coyote. 

Winter Gift Day 21

I wonder who lives in there

Winter Gifts Day 20

Snow Art

Winter Gift Day 19

Beautiful blue winter night sky

Winter Gifts Days 17 and 18

Hydrangeas with hats

Hydrangeas with hats, dancing

Winter Gifts Day 16

Snow Gargoyles!

Winter Gifts Day 15

Winter Gift Day 14

Today I went back to Crystal Creek (see yesterday's photo) to enjoy the peace and beauty but then I heard the trees creaking and cracking and decided to get out of the woods and take my walk in the wide open spaces. 

Winter Gift Day 13

Winter Gifts

It is December and time for the go-outside-at-least-once-a-day-and-take-a-photo-of-a-winter-gift challenge to myself. I didn't do it last year and had a rough winter. I want to do everything I can to keep that from happening again! And I got outside after sunset on day one so my photo is out of focus. Turns out I really like it that way. A good gift for the start!

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Winter gift day 4

It is amazing what extraordinary gifts can be found in the ordinary. Yesterday's winter gift photo was a nighttime closeup of this. 

Winter gift day 5

Winter gift day 6

Winter gift day 7. Cold and windy and dark already at 5.
I went outside but didn't stay out for long. 

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Winter gift day 11

Winter gift day 11 #2

Takes more effort to climb this hill when
it is covered in snow!

snow snake

Winter gifts day 12

A few degrees below zero isn't so bad when you dress right 

and the sun is out and the snow is all sparkly!