January snow and aerial photos

Last night it snowed a little for the first time this season. Less than an inch; just enough to give a winter wonderland feeling around the homestead.

So this morning I flew my drone to capture the snowy landscape from the sky, plus some ground-level pictures on my morning rounds.

Here’s my DJI Mavic Mini drone hovering in front of me on our deck:

An overview of much of the snowy homestead:

Angling up a bit to capture the lightly dusted trees and mist:

Closer to the trees:

Our pond from above the back lawn:

Another angle of the pond, and a better look at the ducks:

Looking straight down:

From further back, you can see the pond, back lawn, and flowerbeds:

Back a bit more, adding the shop, hoop house, veggie garden, and chicken runs:

Looking down on the white gazebo and dormant flowerbeds; the cat house is also visible in the top-left corner:

The back lawn, brown gazebo, grove, and veggie garden:

Down on the ground, here’s the greenhouse, with a sheet of snow sliding off the roof:

Our beehives; they’re all huddled inside, keeping themselves warm. We’ll see in a few months whether or not they all survive the winter:

By the pond:

The duck house and pond — the water maintains its temperature well; it needs to be cold much longer to freeze:

The white gazebo and flowerbeds, with a glimpse of ducks on the back lawn in the background:

Finally, looking across the fountain garden towards the cat house: