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A Snowy Tahoe Day and a New Kitten

·Placer County, California·#winter#tahoe#snow#lake#kitten
A snowy forest with tall pine trees, a dark river, and a snow-covered bridge railing in the foreground.

We had our first real snow of the season in early November. We went for a drive to see it settled over the landscape. The pine trees were heavy with it, and a small river near the road was running dark and clear between the snowy banks. The sky was a mix of blue and cloud.

The lake was incredibly still. You could see the rocks on the bottom through the clear, cold water. The docks were covered in a perfect, undisturbed layer of snow. Everything was quiet, just the reflection of the snow-dusted mountains on the water's surface.

The second half of the day was for a different kind of trip. We drove to pick up a new kitten. The car was packed with some boxes for the journey back. My daughter held him on her lap the whole way home. He was a tiny thing, mostly curious and calm. It was a pretty good day.

Snowy pine trees line a calm river with reflections of clouds and trees under a blue sky.A snow-covered dock extends into a clear lake, surrounded by snowy evergreen forests and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.A calm lake reflects snow-capped mountains and evergreen forests under a cloudy sky.A calm lake reflecting snow-covered evergreen forests and mountains under a cloudy sky.A person in a blue jacket takes a selfie while a child in the background holds a cat inside a car.A young person wearing a seatbelt holds a tabby and white kitten on their lap inside a car.A child in a car holds a grey and white kitten on their lap, with cardboard boxes in the foreground.A person in a car holds a small tabby and white kitten looking directly at the viewer.

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