the cart road under the snow in honfleur claude monetThe cart. Road in the Snow at Honfleur is a depiction of winter in Normandy. Claude Monet has masterfully captured the tranquillity of a snowy day, with a white blanket covering the countryside. In the centre, a horse drawn cart moves slowly along the road, leaving tracks in the freshly fallen snow. The roof of the cottage is heavily covered in snow, suggesting that winter has set in. The leafless trees are covered in a thin layer of frost,