I think that I actually took this picture a few weeks ago, when my friends Natalie and Ed were here visiting. I had forgotten about it, most likely because I obviously didn't quite get the shot that I was originally going for. I stumbled upon it again this afternoon, wholly by accident, and I was so surprised by how much has changed in just a few weeks time. A soft but steady snow has now covered most of the landscape here and the idea of bright sun and green grass already seems very, very far away. This is probably the last of the sunny day photos for a little while. December 21st may not have arrived yet, but winter sure has.