New Year's Eve Snowstorm!

The only thing that looks alive in the garden is Beth's tree! I tried to snap a picture of a Cardinal sitting in the branches, but it flew away.

The Sun After the Storm!

Can you find the little squirrel enjoying the sun after the snowstorm???

Cardinal

My favorite...the Cardinal, came to the feeder during the heavy snowstorm.

We kept the bird feeders full during the storm, and were rewarded by watching all the birds come to the feeders.

Can you see a rabbit in there???

Mysterious footprints!

Maybe it's a rabbit. I'll have to make my husband stand watch with a camera to snap a photo of the little critter! LOL!

BURIED UNDER THE SNOW!

The garden is somewhere under that snow ... and I think a little creature is living under Beth's tree, there are footprints all around it!

BETH'S TREE!

About 20 years ago my daughter Beth brought this tree home from school on Arbor Day. It was in a paper cup and was a seedling about 1/2 inch big! We planted this itty bitty tree in the yard and put a small fence around it to protect it from the lawn mower. Over the years it kept growing and now it is about 40 feet tall and still growing! This yard is almost all ledge so this little tree deserves a lot of credit for growing this tall! I always wonder what happened to the other seedlings that Beth's classmates brought home that day...is this the only survivor?? It sits in a corner of my shady garden and always looks beautiful when the snow first falls on it.

WHAT IS THIS WHITE STUFF???

It's the FIRST SNOW!! The little shady Salem garden is covered with snow!