The delicacy and beauty of winter surrounds the Pacific Northwest! Weeping willows now weep in silence.
A cup of hot chocolate before work starts a wintery day …
Deer Lake, covered with snow, is quiet and peaceful. That will change come summer … the time to enjoy it is now!
Snow Song by Frank Dempster Sherman tells it all …
Over valley, over hill, Hark, the shepherd piping shrill! Driving all the white flocks forth From the far folds of the North. Blow, wind, blow ; Weird melodies you play, Following your flocks that go Across the world to-day.
Sparkle with their shining wool …
Eventually it’s time to move on, to visit, to talk of things great and small …
… and finally, to enjoy fresh cooked bread in the company of friends. The endless joy of living and the thrill of simple things! Winter is a good time …
Traveling Tortuga 
Love the weeping willow photos!
The bread looks yummy! 🙂