A white Christmas?

This morning we had the first snow. Maybe we will have a white Christmas here in Hittarp?

Last night it snowed

For the first time this winter, we got quite a lot of snow last night: 

The first winter day in the nature reserve

Here are my pictures from the first day in the Hittarp nature reserve: 

The first snow

Last night we had the first snow here in Hittarp: 

Winter in the garden

Waiting for the spring to arrive in the garden:

A cold morning in Hittarp

There was a thin white cover on the ground early this morning. Welcome winter! ... :-)

Winter is here

The view from my living room at 07.50 this morning:

 

 

The first snow

This was the view from my living  room at 5.30 this morning:

 

 

Snow and snowdrops

This morning we woke up with a thin snow cover on the ground - the first serious snow this winter.

 

 

However, in the afternoon the sun had melted almost all of the snow. In the neighbouring nature reserve I saw this year´s first snowdrops! Quite a pleasant surprise this early in the year. Hopefully the there will soon be other signs of a coming spring ... :-)

 

An artificial snowman in Sweden

No white Christmas this year here in southwestern Sweden. However, if you are inventive enough, there is excellent compensation for the lack of snow:

An artificial snowman in Viken.

Another picture of the welcoming snowman.

Lots of snow in southern Sweden

Today we have experienced a snowstorm here in southern Sweden. This was the view from my balcony at about 2 PM:

Two hours later, not very much snow was falling anymore, and the lights on the Christmas tree brightened the view:

And here is a picture of my neighbor playing with her dog at the Christmas tree, just as the sun was setting:

PS
I have to admit that the "sun" on the photo is just a reflection from my camera light, when I shot the picture through the living room window. But it is a nice sun, isn't it?