A Colorful Snow in Downtown Ro

Roanoke's main library downtown is an art deco treasure, especially in the right light.^

The trees beside the library shield the Patrick Henry Hotel and stand like sentinels.^

View from the hill above Elmwood Park, looking toward Roanoke City Market.^

This gorgeous hill is not in Montana; it's smack in the middle of downtown Roanoke (get perspective below).^

Here's the rocks framed with the Anthem Building.^

This is the Norfolk Southern building framed by a couple of big oaks.^

These birch trees rest elegantly at the back of the library, giving the impression of a New England winter.^

The late afternoon light on the snow in downtown Roanoke presents some unexpected beauty as this week's 17-inch (or so, depending on where you are) snow hangs around. This light is intensified with Photoshop, but not by much. Pretty, pretty stuff.