Your morning adorable: Snow-covered mutt enjoys the snow in Austria

The hills are alive with the sound of ... barking?  Photographer Kerstin Joensson met Lotta, a mixed-breed dog with a passion for playing in the snow, while documenting the wintry scene in the small Austrian town of Lofer. 

Lofer, in the state of Salzburg, is home not only to Lotta and her owner, but also to a ski resort.  Meteorologists are predicting snow in Lofer and across much of Austria over the next few days.

See another photo of Lotta after the jump!

-- Lindsay Barnett

Photos: Kerstin Joensson / Associated Press