Each January I tend to get annoyed by winter. The bitter cold, the endless snowstorms, always wearing a coat+boots+hat+mittens each time I go outside -- it all just makes me go blahhhhhh  
 
But this morning we all woke up to a lovely winter wonderland of frosted trees and blue skies. It reminded me of how pretty winter can be and why it is cool to live in North Dakota (you heard it here first!) 
 
Here's what I saw :

(Lots of BIG vertical photos coming up!)