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Photos … snowy winter day in western Virginia

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 A wintry day in our corner of Augusta County brought between 4-6″ of snow and sleet, a mixed bag of winter precipitation with temperatures hovering between 27 and 32 degrees throughout the day. The sleds were retrieved and a track laid out down the hill behind the house and into the woods. As the kids enjoyed their up-the-hill, down-the-hill adventure, I decided to take walk around the yard and into the woods.
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 What my snowy trek found was cedar trees whose branches were bowed with snow …

 

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 … and under-the-evergreen hiding places to get out of the pelting sleet and wind.

 

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A pine tree that was transplanted as a seedling from my grandfather’s land in Grayson County, Virginia, weathered the storm and provided refuge for the birds.
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 The sleigh tracks and foot prints led far into the woods.
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 The tree swing that normally is surrounded by leafy green trees looked isolated in the cold of this winter day.

 

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 As I entered the woods, my daughter and her husband emerged. Their sled had traveled a long distance, and then they had trekked throughout the quiet winter woods.

 

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 As the cold north wind picked up, sleet pellets were stinging bare skin as our faces turned red from the cold and precipitation.
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 Under this pile of snow is a Honda Civic so SWAC Daughter decided it needed a smiley face.
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 The sleds were lined up and ready for action.
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 Snow seems to turn us all into kids again …
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 … and SWAC Daughter was no exception.
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 The snowy back yard leading to the trees that run up to the ridge behind the house. This was my kids’ playground as they grew up and even now it’s a source of fun for us all. It was nice to have snow when everyone was here for Christmas.

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell

December 26, 2012

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