It's Cleared Up a Bit

So the other day I went for a lovely hike in a snowstorm. It was very beautiful and peaceful, with a quiet that was warmer than silence.

I kept thinking that the snow had at times a red hue, at others a lavender, and then also a deep slate gray to ominous black.

I had difficulty with the camera and my worn out boots. I slipped a good deal and did not want to land on it, or let the snow and wet at it. I managed.

I took a tromp up there in the clear weather yesterday.

What looked like this:










Appeared just a little bit more clearly, I think: