First Snow O' the Year

Yeah, I know it's nuts that I still get excited about snow. Especially since I spent part of my misguided youth having to walk to school (uphill both ways) in deep Michigan snow.

Below are some pics of our yard in the snow. It was mostly an excuse to use my...errr, our...new camera. We got a great deal on a Nikon D40x from friends, and as this is my first non-point and shoot type camera, it's going to be fun to explore.

Snow-covered gargantuan flax plants. And Izzie making sure nobody is messing with our yard.
Our fountain, with a 1" frozen layer of ice in each section.
Snapdragons I planted this summer that refuse to die, even in snow.