ritaxis was recently asking about winter weather in the Appalacians and what the land felt like and looked like, and it occurred to me that I usually take photographs when I'm home in Virginia for Christmas, and those might be useful. And that the rest of you might be interested in seeing them, too, since I was going to crop and upload them anyway.
So I went through my old digital photo albums, and pulled out a selection. I believe these were all taken from the front steps of my mother's house, over several years, in all sorts of weather.
( Lots of photos )