First Snow

We had our first real snow of the winter today. :) I love it when the trees in our yard get all delicate and feathery:
 

And when endlessly layered webs of these transformed branches fill our windows' views:

The birds managed to work through an entire (small) feeders-worth of seed today. But that's perfectly fine with me. The birds get food, and I get to see them up close in the snow. Hello, Mr. House Finch, have I really never posted a picture of your species on this blog before? Well, you picked a nice setting for your first portrait:
 

Hooray for snow. :)