First real snow of the winter.

Friday morning we woke up to our first real snowfall of the winter. The total overnight was between 6 and 8 inches of snow on top of a small layer of ice and ice pellets. We had had small snowfalls--up to 3 inches--previously, but this was the first one for which I had to use the snow thrower.



Standard snowy forest scene from the side porch looking west-northwest.



The bird feeders all had white caps and many of the seed shoots were clogged with snow and ice. I had to scrape the snow away to allow the birds to access the seeds.



The front deck was covered with snow as were the two Adirondack chairs we have out there. I really should have brought these into the basement before the winter weather struck. They are, however, stained and sealed so they should be alright.

This won't be the last snow storm of the season...heck, winter hasn't officially begun! Friday night's full moon and all the snowy goodness certainly made the world bright at 3 AM when the moon shone in the bedroom window!