Winter sunrise over the Long Island Sound just now.

Our first winter snow!! This is right by my favorite viburnum, my 'Summer Snowflake' that is loaded with white lacecap blooms all summer and fall.  I love it in this setting, too.  My kids are so snow starved this year that one of them just asked me how we will get outside today because it "must be 20 degrees"!  A little different than last year! 

Good morning from Connecticut and happy 2012!  I never get tired of watching the sun come up over the sound. It's a beautiful day...crisp and chilly with some wind, but beautiful sunshine everywhere.