Taking advantage of the snow

There's not any gardening to do this time of year in Quebec, but there's botanizing to do.  Admiring the fir, spruce, and birch trees cloaked with snow makes the views from the windows remarkably different from summer.

view from where I'm sitting

Yesterday's skiing in the national park nearby was the topic of my post in Places of the Spirit.

We're about to head out again this morning.