Nature's Trick (or Treat)...

...depending on how you look at it.

This weekend marked the first snowfall of the season.

It is not unusual for us to get some hard frost or a flurry 

in this neck of the woods at this time of the year,

but it is unusual to get several inches, 

5 inches to be exact,

at this time of year.

It is kind of strange to see our orange Halloween flag

flapping in the wind amidst snowfall.

I took these images before the snow got deep

but by the evening

all 4 kids went out and built a snowman, 

went sledding,

and had a snowball fight!

The leaves on the trees are still turning colors, so they peeked out

from behind the snow like brilliant jewels

on a fair skinned woman's skin.

It was beautiful to see.

What's not so beautiful is that the kids

will be trick or treating tonight 

and I hope the one local neighborhood

has cleared the sidewalks and driveways

so all the spooks and goblins

(or in my case Spiderman and a Fairy Princess)

won't have to trudge through snow to get the goods!

But then again, it might make for a quick night if

their tootsies get too cold...

Hmmmmmm...

maybe trick or treating in the white stuff is 

not such a bad idea! ;)

Happy Halloween everyone!

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