Can't help myself, have to post some winter pictures of our valley from our deck. Can't remember if these are this years pictures or last yeards but suffice to say, a blanket of snow on everything is pretty no matter what year the picture is taken. Then there are close to the same pictures taken in spring with all the cherry trees in bloom and in fall when things are getting dry and yellow and orange. All these pictures were taken from our back deck. Our view are spectacular. Mt. Hood isn't seen here but it looms majestically off to the left of each of these pictures.