Running in a Hasui Print

It began snowing here pretty heavily this morning, then tapered off by mid-day.  What a beautiful snow it was, too!  Clinging to every branch and leaf like it does sometimes when there is absolutely no wind and the temperature hovers just below freezing.  I felt like I was in a Japanese woodblock print by Hasui:

The roads were still unfrozen so I decided to run from my house, down Sassafras Gap Road, in the haunting beauty and utter silence of a February snowstorm.

All the little birdhouses in our yard were magically transformed as well.  Astonishing beauty!

More snow, truly deep snow, is forecast for tomorrow.  We will look forward to exploring with camera and wide open eyes, and hope that the power stays on.