After a few days of cloudy skies, it was great to see a gorgeous sunset over the lake. There are a few inches of snow on the ground, and the light was beautiful, so I stepped outside and snapped a few photos.
Here are the Christmas lights in our tree:

A bit of snow on the pine needles:

And a view to the southwest, across the lake beyond the forest:

I love living in a place where I can step outside the front door… into the forest… and see the beauty of nature.