1.   In regions of highly active volcanism tephra can periodically blanket the landscape.

2.   But snow is pure, silent white magic from the heavens, blanketing the landscape and taming the toughest of towns.

3.   No unsightly golden arches or other franchise logos blanket the landscape, which is framed by purple mountains on one side and tranquil Lake Chapala on the other.

4.   Six inches of pulverized concrete blanketed the landscape.