We awoke yesterday morning, February 1, 2011, to ice and a snow day. The driveways and sidewalks around town were quite treacherous, but the beauty of the ice was amazing.
Views from inside the house, on zoom, showing the ice coating everything in sight.
Our tree out front, above, yesterday morning and again, last night, after another 1/4 inch of ice added to the 1/4 inch of ice already resting on the branches. The branches were so weighted with ice that they nearly kissed the sidewalk. I'm relieved this morning that the tree survived without visible damage.
The tiniest leaf left-over from Fall completely surrounded by a layer of ice. Even the "drip" remained frozen.
While the ice was beautiful and sparkled as the car lights illuminated the branches last night, it has wreaked havoc on the area. The boys are without school for the 2nd day in a row and we lost power for a few hours yesterday evening and again last night. Today, the winds are fierce (up to 50 mph gusts) and all of the ice from the trees is scattered around the yard, frozen into the remaining snow, as ice pellets. We're happy the worst of the storm is passed and are saying prayers for our friends farther North enduring inches and inches of snow. Stay safe everyone!
