Winter Wonderland?

2 days ago I woke up to my definition of a winter wonderland.  Crisp, calm air, with a blanket of snow covering the ground, and frosty snowflakes covering everything.  The sun was shining brightly in the blue sky, and it couldn’t have been a more beautiful morning.  I rushed to get a few pictures of the great landscape before the warmth of the sun melted off the pretty frost.



My horses were even out enjoying the brisk morning.

I do enjoy winter, but not when I wake up to weather like today.  I went to bed to rain last night and knew that our pretty snow would be gone this morning.  But I was surprised when I woke up to gusty wind, gloomy skies, and puddles of water all over from the melted snow but still frozen ground.  Then this afternoon it began spitting snow along with the horrible wind.

 

Michigan is known for its abrupt weather changes so I guess it is to be expected.  And on the bright side, days like today make me appreciate pretty mornings even more!