Snow over Day 69

Two February dumps

Of a half-foot or more

Have secured snowcover

On the valley floor.

A Waxing Moon

Beneath a waxing moon

Dreams may grow.

This is the time for planting seeds

Putting on new clothes

And making a difference.

Snow Blanket

This blanket of snow

A foot deep now

Insulates the ground below

And chills the air above.

Big Wood River at River Run

See the Big Wood River
At River Run
Noontime in late January.

Snowcover Day 45

The snow has lingered

Thanks to cold nights

Never accumulating 

More than a couple inches

Now halfway through

Our expected winter.

Sunrise at Sun Valley Circle

Sun breaks over Elkhorn
As ski bus arrives
At Sun Valley Circle

Fog Settling In

See the fog settling into the valley

Just after sunset this Solstice Day,

A chilling dampness in the air

After cold and clear and dry all day.

Nativity at Our Lady of the Snows

See the nativity scene

Out front of Our Lady of the Snows

Snowcover Day 5

Fifth day of snowcover 

On the valley floor

A week earlier than last year

When it held on for 100 days.

Little snowfall so far

But plenty cold enough

To preserve this pack.

Snow Plumes on Dollar

See the plumes of snow

Rising from vents of snowmakers

On Dollar Mountain

Sunrise on Baldy

Sunrise on Baldy

Through the windows at Veloccio

On a frigid (-6F) Monday.

Opening Day

See the Opening Day of ski season at River Run.

Sunrise on Baldy

Mallards fly upstream

Under heavy-laden skies

Promising rain this day

In mid-November

As the rising sun reflects

On the snow-capped mountaintop.

Beaver Moon

See the waxing Beaver Moon

That rises as beavers prepare for winter

Before the ponds freeze

As trappers set their winter baits

To capture their furs.

You may call it the Hunter's Moon, the Frosty Moon, or Snow Moon...

Snow Guns at River Run

See the blizzard blow
Beneath clear blue skies.

Snow Markers

See the snow markers

Sprouting at the edges of pavement

In neighborhoods all over town

Forecasting the coming of snowplows.

Littlest Library

Little Free Library.
Take a book; return a book.

Levitation

See how the ice on a frozen puddle

Gathers above

Leaving a hollow space

Between itself and earth.

Bald Mountain on October 29, 2013

See how the mist skirts the slopes following last night's rain and snow.

Monday's Rainbow

See the rainbow

On this misty Monday morning

Arching over Ketchum

Where it arches southwest to northeast

Opposite the rising sun

Moving away as you approach

Like a waking dream

That won't let you return.