After the snowfall of the previous days, some warmer air moved in and it began to rain some. However things were still cold enough on the surface that the rain froze, giving us an unusual mini ice storm. Power and telephone interruptions accompanied the event, as ice-laden branches fell onto power lines.
A particularly pretty ice-covered tree in the back of our home.
Saint Francis normally offers birdseed, but today's menu was
only snow, ice and icicles.
The birds were still able to use this feeder, with its protective icicle bars.
The Honda's been parked outside lately, and received a protective layer of ice overnight.
The satellite dish got its share.
As did the back pasture fence.
Some of the more beautiful visuals were up close, such as this
ice-covered branch. (Note the branch lying on the ground at the bottom
of the photo as well. The ice storm was also Mother Nature's way of
pruning - there are many broken branches all over.)
Needles at the end of a branch from from one of the shrubs.
Frozen flower buds.
We had a 5" snowfall, and that meant it was time once again for the dogs to play. Just click on each image for the accompanying video. (All video is ".wmv" format.)
A pan of our front yard, and Helen's "arrival". (3,075,300 bytes)
Short dogs plowing through the snow. (1,596,762 bytes)
For some reason Guido likes to dig at his snow encrusted tennis ball. (2,780,876 bytes)
Snow is for rolling in. (1,046,314 bytes)
Vera looks on, but you can tell she hasn't been idle. (969,508 bytes)