The joys of a WINTER in Santa Fe....

Once the holidays are through, we settle in to the long--but lovely--season of winter.....

 When Santa Fe takes on the cloak of the season....

 Sometimes it is just a dusting of snow....

 That sometimes begins in the evening....

 Or with the first light of morning.....

 Sometimes, we get a good accumulation.....

 That turns ordinary things like a car's antenna into a thing of beauty.....

 Or makes a gazebo in an apartment complex look like a Christmas card....

 At times like this, we sometimes revel in out indoor activities....

 or are just in awe of the beauty of nature....

 And look forward to the eventually thawing that will provide our water for spring and summer.....

 Hopefully filling up the watershed

 Some pets love to watch the seasons (and the doggie ghosts) from the window.....

But the more feral of the pets love the cold with their "winter coats" all filled in....

 Sometimes we enjoy the view on trips afield,....

But sometimes, right next door is fine....

 The morning skies are magnificent in the winter's dawning......

 And my daily walks give me pause....

 To enjoy the beauty that surrounds me.....

 Like the view of the snow on the Jemez to the west......

 Or to enjoy the city just as it wakes up....

 When a common cell tower could pass for the Eiffel tower in Paris

 And so, the day begins.....

Because despite snow, or rain, or even the drear of night.....

The beat goes on...and the city comes alive....

Sometimes the weather culprit in not snow--but FOG....

 Making haunted houses out of the friendliest of neighbors.....

 But, mainly it is the SNOW that we love in winter.....

 And on certain days....we LOVE the LOVE....

And the fun that a holiday brings....

 So , gentle readers, we hope you are enjoying the beauty of the winter season wherever you may be.
MAY A GOOD TIME BE HAD BY ALL!!