Snow offerings

I was charmed to discover this morning that some of my neighbors had been busy yesterday building a snow fort and snow woman. Here, against the morning sun, is their fine fort, its peak adorned with icicles:

But it was the snow woman and her dog I fell in love with. Here she is, with an enormous icicle hanging off her arm (a walking stick?):

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Frost on snow

Happy solstice! In honor of the turning of the year, which happens tonight at 10:30 p.m. where I live, here are some photos I took early one magical morning a week or so ago when frost had decorated the snow. … Read More…

Spring snows

The view out my window this morning: The whiplash spring of the Colorado Front Range is in full force. A couple days ago it was nearly 70F, with violets and crocuses peeping through the grass, but just a day or … Read More…

Snow in Prescott

I’m in Prescott, Arizona, making my quarterly pilgrimage to teach in the graduate programs of Prescott College. This weekend we’ve had more precipitation than I’ve ever seen here in eight years of visits. It started with snow on Thursday morning—wet … Read More…