Just before evening, the sun poked through the clouds that had covered the area for the last two weeks and lit the top of the trees so that they looked like they were covered with orange leaves... even though the branches were bare.
The small patch of snow at the right was left over from a week ago.
Winter started the 2nd week of November. It will be a long one this year.
ADDENDUM
And the brief teasing of sunshine is over.
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