Standing alone
The young sweetgum tree, aged three and a half years — first mentioned here — is presently surrounded by what Paul Simon once called a freshly-fallen, silent shroud of snow:
This was taken about a quarter past midnight. I didn’t even crank up Photoshop: this is the way it came out.





canadienne »
25 December 2009 · 1:24 am
Hey, Merry Christmas from the Frozen North!. We have some snow here too.
Laura »
25 December 2009 · 6:55 am
Merry Christmas! We in the South have rain. It’s so festive!
GradualDazzle »
25 December 2009 · 7:47 am
I always kinda liked Simon’s poetic gifts…
We got about four inches or so down thisaway. I coulda done without it. Here’s hoping it all melts away quickly for y’all and for us.