From Gold to White - in a Day or So

After some very beautiful days last week, as you can see in the top picture, we woke up Sunday morning to the scene in the next four pictures.  Trying to gear us up for winter, I suppose!  Actually, most of the snow is melting - it had better, because all of the leaves aren't scooped up yet.  People do wax poetic about the wonders of the seasons, but as the years creep along, winter becomes more difficult, even though it is often beautiful.