We finally got our first real blast of Winter here on the East coast.  In Connecticut we did not get as much snow as friends who live in the city.  I’m sort of glad that I shot these images of my son before the snow hit.  He was shoe skating on a mini pond in the wetlands area of our woods.  It’s something I did as a child all the time.  In fact, I think that I really learned how to ice skate on my own private little pond in the woods.  There was something magical about it, being in the woods alone and skating.  I was thrilled to witness my son experiencing the same joy.   That same day, we collected pine cones as the many evergreens that surround the property have supplied us with quite the bounty this year.  Happy Holidays Everyone!  I’m moving on to cookie baking and wrapping now.