We're actually supposed to get our first snow this weekend. We'll see, they've called for it before but we keep getting rain. Anyway, I love these types of shots!
I understand your statement. Happens here, too. When we have a snow event and the skies are gray, our world goes to monochrome. The quality of your bokeh is super. That must be a very high quality lens to produce that kind of eye-pleasing result. And, you've nailed the focus and detail on portions of the branch catching the snow. This is fine photography. Great narrow DOF.