the iceman cometh, eventually

So after our non-winter of blooming cherries and balmy temperatures, real, actual winter arrived this week with the first snow of the season.

The temperature has hovered around freezing so the roads are very icy and there have been many car accidents, but if this is the worst we get for winter weather this year we'll be doing all right.

I love the way the snow makes things stand out in relief, you can really see the fractual beauty of trees this time of year: