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Since this is my first post of 2010 I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!  Hope its a great year for us all!

We had our first two snow storms of the year in the past week. Here is a photo I took of the fresh snow on some trees the morning after the first storm.

To me the silhouettes of this plant with its blade like leaves looked sort of like Helicopters.

Also I want to thank Toni from the “Daily Vignette” photo blog for giving me the “Kreativ Blogger” award!

In ev’ry job that must be done
There is an element of fun
You find the fun and snap!
The job’s a game

And ev’ry task you undertake
Becomes a piece of cake
A lark! A spree! It’s very clear to see that

A Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down-wown
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
In a most delightful way

-Mary Poppins

Here is another photo from the Ice Storm we had a month or so ago that I posted a bunch of pictures of already.

This is an old boat that is in our yard. I don’t think its been used in of least a decade!

The Sun was shining bright yet there was a snowstorm happening at the same time. If it had been rain instead of snow I bet there would have been a rainbow!

I took this shot over the weekend. I liked the way the shadows looked on the snow.

I took this shot yesterday afternoon of the moon through the trees.  I did some processing and this was the end result.

These solitary footprints belong to some animal that visited my yard last night. Not sure what animal they belong to but they lead into the cold dark woods.

Today is December 21st the official start of Winter. It is very appropriate as outside right now here in Massachusetts is yet another big snowstorm. Winter has been really hitting us fast and hard already here as we have had a huge ice storm and two very big snowstorms all within a weeks time! This is another photo I took last week during the ice storm. I liked the contrast of the leaves with the ice on the trees in the background.

Here is a macro view of the Ice Storm.

Here is another photo from the ice storm that we had last week.

At long last I am back! Here in northern MA we had a huge ice storm Thursday night that knocked out power in my town from Thursday night all the way until Sunday Night so that is why I have not been posting new photos! The bad news was we had no power for all that time so had to stay warm via a wood stove in very cold conditions (it was 15°F on Saturday night) but the good news is my camera’s batteries where all charged up already! I ended up taking hundreds of photos of all the ice on the trees and everywhere. Over the next few days I will post some of my favorites. While it was fun taking the photos I am very glad to have power again!

We got our first snow of the season yesterday and I was able to capture a few shots. It was really only a dusting of snow but it is a reminder that Winter is quickly approaching.

Here is a photo I took in Vermont a couple of winters back. I like how the foreground is flat farmland and in the background there are huge mountains. The corn stalks add a little color to the white snowy field.