Across the valley

This was the view from the window at the doctor's office the other day. Fall is leaving the valley; the larch and big leaf maples are still hanging on to a last few leaves, but there isn't much color left. The clouds and river mist are starting to hang low, as can be seen on the other side of the valley. We've had a couple of mornings where we've woken up to snow at the very tops of the peaks, but it melts off before you can get excited. Erase all the leaves, and this is what winter looks like here...