Snow can be beautiful

We woke up this morning to a lovely snow covered world. Now, I enjoy looking at snow, just don't like it to last too long. Today it was beautiful.
The sun is out and has started the melting process but I am enjoying it at the moment.
Here are a few shots I took earlier.
From the back porch:
The side of my garden shed:
I took a quick pic of the Atlas Cedar. It is quite pretty but I must knock the snow off soon before the branches get too heavy and break.

Happy New Year to all my friends and family.