New Years in Rural Virginia

We spent New Years with friends their family's cabin in western Virginia. Originally, we planned to go for a hike today, but a late night of cards and revelry and a breakfast that turned into brunch caused us to re-evaluate that plan. We wound up going for a walk around the cabin property. There was plenty to see and it was time well spent with good friends.

 The creek that borders the property.

 Icicles on the bluff.

 Ice in a pool on rocks on the bank of the creek.

The ice on the rocks formed all kinds of cool patterns.

 Another pattern in the ice.

A dried flower head in a pasture.

Another dried flower head.

 The view to the southeast.

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (coralberry)

Happy New Year!