Winter wonderland!

The winter wonderland that is our dog run. Two yearling mule deer bucks have set up housekeeping at the bottom of the hill.

It's snowing in Colorado!

I know, I know. Big surprise, right?

Snow-shrouded evergreens sure are beautiful. And just in time (to melt!) for Christmas.

Now, normally I would not be so excited about a real snow, but this year is not normal. Here's the deal: We got dumped on (for the Springs, that is) on Sunday. A full, fluffy six inches of heavy, wet snow fell on the city. It basically created a gigantic catastrophe for the community, since no one here knows how to drive in snow. But we made it through with no fatalities, per se, and lots of cars in the ditch.

Here's why I think this snow was great. It was all gone by Tuesday! No joke, this is what winters are like in what is essentially a high-elevation desert zone: Heavy snow and cold weather one day ... 60 degrees two days later.

Andy once again demonstrates his photographic prowess with this detail shot of snow on an evergreen branch.

So, it's snowing again today. Unless it clears off by this afternoon, that probably means lots of trouble for me doing my traffic reporting but I don't care.

'Tis nobler, in my mind, to take a cue from Jack and just embrace it. Since it'll only last a few days, I say "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

Our Alaska-born baby frolics in his natural environment. This is the image of pure joy!