In addition to the beauty of a winter's snow
(as you can see, I'm really trying to focus on all the positives of winter since it will be camped in my back yard for at least another month!)...
...we're treated to the sweet little juncos that arrive along with old man winter.

This is the view outside my dining room window. The ivy covered chimney and old picket gate, the arbor and fence were all coated with a heavy white snow after our last storm.

The juncos love to perch on top of the gate pickets between trips to the screen feeder which is located right outside the dining room window.

Another reason to embrace winter ... juncos.
Donna