Last night mother nature blanketed us in sheets of ice. It sounded like she was hurling thousands of tiny stones at the house all night. Lights were flickering, but thankfully we never lost power.
It started as a drizzle...
Trees across town did not weather the storm so well. There are branches and trees down all over. Thankfully the tree over our driveway is still hanging in there, but the neighbor lost some big branches from his.
I had an appointment right after lunch, so I headed out early to de-ice the Suburban. With my trusty hair dryer I was able to get one of the doors open, and started the Suburban to try to melt some of the ice sealing the rest of it shut. Danger lurked overhead when emerging from overhangs or while under trees; ice cascaded from roof and tree tops all day. A big chunk of ice fell from a limb as Eli was driving to work and chipped his windshield.
It could have been so much worse. I'm reminded of the ice storm we had in February 2007, during which we lost power for a whole week. I was seven months pregnant with Aidan then, and we ended up having to camp out in my in-law's basement until linemen were able to get new poles and lines up.
Despite it's destructiveness, ice can be so very beautiful. Though some of you have probably already seen most of this, the whole purpose of this post was to share some of the gorgeous photos the storm provided a backdrop for. :)
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