Thursday, November 4, 2010

The First Snow is Magical

I live very near Mt. Hood (or Wy'East, as the Native Americans called it) . I can see it's changing faces throughout the year from the window where I paint. I love the different seasons we have - especially when it snows and the landscape is blanketed in white. There is a quiet serenity and stillness about it that no other season has.
We had the first snowfall in October, when I took this picture. Since then it has snowed again and the mt. looks like a pile of whipped cream. It is still early, as the seasons of fall and winter overlap - and the snow may melt away somewhat at the lower elevations. But the ski lifts have opened already - so I guess winter has arrived, at least on the mt.
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3 comments:

  1. nice snapshot Jean. Mt. Hood happens to be one of my favorite subjects to paint and draw. Mt Hood is only an 1 hour and 50 minute drive SE from me on a fairly clear day....a little longer during adverse conditions. That puts me NW of Portland, & still in Oregon. :o) Keep up the nice work.

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  2. Hello there.....that is so beautiful....we used to live in the Pacific Northwest in the summer and have never been there to see snowfall....so sorry we missed THIS!! Just lovely.

    Jo

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