Picture of the day - January 24, 2009

"Winter in Southwestern Virginia"

Photo by Cheria Rouse.       (Click the photo for a larger view) We recently enjoyed the most beautiful snowfall we have had in these parts in years, and as usual Cheria took a walk around our property with her camera in hand, taking pictures of the lovely wintry scenes that she encountered. She captured the gorgeous image featured above while standing right beside our house. I really liked how the wet snow clung to the tree branches, stubbornly refusing to fall to the ground for several days after the storm had finally moved on to points unknown. And if you look closely just to the left of center in the picture you will see the tip of the red roof that tops our neighbor Larry's log cabin. Here in the Abingdon, Virginia area we have already had more "winter" this season than we had in the last two or three seasons combined. I'm not a big fan of cold weather, but I do love these beautiful wintry scenes.     Visitor Comments... Name: Thomas Shanks Town: Richmond, VA Simply beautiful! I sure wish we got snow like that where I live.     Name: Julie Miller Town: Nashville, TN What a lovely picture you put up today. Wonderful job Cheria.     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA Except for the fence, this could have been taken in my back yard. Wonderful job Cheria.     Name: Ted Bell Town: Macon, GA I too would love to see a snowfall like this in my neck of the woods. Absolutely stunning.     Name: Cheria Rouse Town: Abingdon, VA God did the coloring, I just made a recording of it with the camera.   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"