Morning snowy foggy tree

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Across the valley, where Willow Creek flows south, there is a tall sugarpine that becomes backlit at a certain point in the morning.  It must be on our side of the mountain, but far below.  Here it is in November:

Early morning, February 15th, I woke up to see everything covered in a frosting of snow. I especially like snow during the day when I can watch it.  As dawn broke and the fog lifted, I could see my backlit tree appearing in and out of it.

A lot of time can be spent just watching the mountain as others have commented who are fortunate enough to ‘have’ one to watch.  For whatever time I have to spend in this place, I am ever so grateful.

I tried to get the orientation of the tree exactly, to make a fun slideshow.

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5 comments

  1. Desiree -

    Simply stunning! I’d sit and gaze wistfully at that changing vista and forget all about my responsibilities 🙂

    • Sue Langley -

      Desiree, I know you would. I don’t know what we’d eat, but we’d just sit and look all day long.

      Kerry, I was thinking of you when I wrote that line…hahaha Daydreamers, we are…

      Thanks, Arleen. Now you know our secret here. Come and visit, please. We’re no that far away.

  4. country mouse -

    Ah, those special parts of our landscape that call to us over and over. There is a hill, lumpy in the middle of the valley that fingers its way down towards the ocean from here and I love seeing it in the different moods of nature, but haven’t quite gotten a picture that catches it. It always looks better in life. As stunning as your pictures are, I’m sure your magical tree looks better to you in your actual vision too.

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