Oodles of Snow

Fall is almost gone... and I got a lil busy at just the wrong time.. to post more from fall splendor... and even b4 I could realize it ... winter is here ... its not only me whoz so confused with time.. but weather is as confused as I am... coz its crazily snowing even b4 the end of fall...

Partial fall color and snow in front of my apartment

in front of other houses too...

But soon the winter took over completely and covered all of it..

There was some greenery spotted around the house, mainly due to the pines in the golf course ...

But otherwise it was the typical winter trees all around with
"void branches"

It got really windy at times

but who would not be enthralled by the pristine beauty of white snow ? Anyone would be beguiled by a white carpet welcome like this one to dare the scary winds.. atleast I was...

To give u a comparison between peak fall and winter .. here are two pics of the same place .. (albeit from different angles)... i guess it still gives u a feel of the difference...

Awesome Threesome

Ferns and mosses are typical of tropical rain forests in South America, Africa, Southeast Asia and lets not forget "Gods own country" Kerala. For snow capped mountains you would probably visit.. Switzerland, New Zealand or our own Himalayas in India/Nepal. For a beach, you would probably go to Maldives or Seychelles. Now, how about a days trip to a sample from each of these sets! You leave in the morning.. and have your morning walk in the wilderness of a rain forest.. and by noon when the sun is terrible on u .. get to the shade of eternal stretch of snow covered mountains....and for the sunset you have a stroll down a beach!!! get back to bed at night.. wake up early the next morning.. and start wondering.. if it was all .. merely a good dream... pinch yourself once.. feel the pain... and u realize.. u had been to "Olympic National Park" !!!! Yes this is what you get...

The Hall of Mosses at Hoh Rain Forest

Snow capped Olympic mountain ranges at Hurricane Ridge




Beaches on both your sides at Dungenness Spit as you walk into the sea

(Dont mind... the scattered broken logs, its not poor maintenance.. its "natural reserve" in US terminology, nevertheless .. you could be rest assured that the stroll along the beach would be as peaceful as it could get )

And again its not only the greens and the whites.. if you are satiated with them all through the day...you have some bright and striking colors too.. but again .. Its Olympic National Park.. You only get packages.. so herez a 2-in-1 again!

Panorama

Panoramic views of some breath taking views .. click on each and keep scrolling your window horizontally....

(For some reason.. blogger does not display pictures in their full size if they are too large! so bear with half a window of display)

Mt Hood

Crater Lake