I just live for those early winter storms that hit the valley in fall. Subjects are everywhere, most of them big and grand. When there is just a slight covering of fresh snow, I tend to be looking down all the time, not up. On an early morning walk, this one, simple oak leaf warmed by the sun melted down through the crust. It’s a photograph I simply couldn’t pass up. Photo captured by D2H, 70-200VR on Lexar digital film.