In the bleak midwinter....

I grew up with snowy winters.  I always loved them in December.  But, by January I was ready for Spring!  I thoroughly enjoyed my first winter here in NM.  I hardly wore a coat, I wore flip flops most of the time, I got several weird looks, and even got asked a few times, "aren't you cold?"  To me and my cold winter jeans: IT WAS GREAT!  Fast forward 3.5 years...I told one of my photog friends the other day that I had snow envy...she had some beautiful shots of her little girl in several snowy scenes.  And, while winters here are very mild, they are lacking in color and beauty.  Sure, we get a a few snow storms, but they are usually cleared out and melted by noon!  So, last week I decided that I just HAD to take advantage of the lingering snow...and since my kids were out of school for 4 days for "snow days" we headed out...in the 17 degree weather....