Well, I finally ventured out on the bottom porch yesterday to secure more wood for the fire. Since, I did not have boots on, I did not move from the porch into the yard. 
The snow weighted down the holly trees with a blanket of white. 
This is where I was standing when I zoomed in for the photo of the blanketed holly tree leaves. 
The hills are blue with the cold weather and the sky a heavy look of more to come. 
This is looking out a bedroom window, down the front of the house. There are 4 big and 4 small windows on each side of the door. The hawk hit the small window close to this bedroom. The kitty justice is the snow and cold came two weeks earlier than last year. Maybe this means spring will get here two weeks earlier also.
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I am glad the Hawk survived.
I am home and I had a nice quiet time house-sitting out in the middle of nowhere. It felt good.
Yesterday when I left Ritzville it was 10 degrees. But the sky was blue and the sun was shining. I do like it like that--a bit cold but so sunny. I hope all has been well for you./ MB
Glad you like the photos and you are back safely . Peace