A couple of weeks ago, we woke up to a surprising winter wonderland outside. Perfect, fluffy snow!

Mira enjoying the snow on the deck. Not the best focus, but I liked the picture anyhow.

mira-tongue by AF Wife 20, on Flickr

As the sun came up, the first rays strike Pike's Peak before anything else...

sunrise-peak by AF Wife 20, on Flickr

Pike's Peak a little later in the morning with a fog bank in the foreground

peak by AF Wife 20, on Flickr

The plains and a tree to the east in the sunrise...

tree by AF Wife 20, on Flickr

Snow covered sunrise...

sunrise-snow by AF Wife 20, on Flickr

And just a few hours later that very same day...

no-snow by AF Wife 20, on Flickr