Three Birch trees shown in the foreground have lost their leaves for the winter. An ‘A' frame cottage is nestled in a forest of conifer trees. Winter has set in and Christmas a few days in the past. Tracks in the snow indicate that there has been no new snow for a few days.

Many people leave their Christmas trees up through the Epiphany season which lasts from January through as many as 6 weeks. Epiphany is a Christian festival observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.