We had another big ice storm on Tuesday. This one wasn't quite as bad, since we had 
a constant light freezing rain and no wind. As a result, there were only a few downed power lines and almost no downed trees. Our friends to the south like Oklahoma got it a lot worse. But it was still bad enough to knock out our power for an hour and close local businesses, including my day care and the medical school. Therefore, daddy and I got to stay home and play all day! Best of all, mommy had just finished a 24 hr surgical case (yes, you read that right!), so she was home too, recovering.
At Mimi's farm, her hippo statue grew some really long icicle teeth! It looks like an ice-age palentology discovery! But the St Benard's are pretty happy with the weather- they feel right at home. Skye and Denali weren't so pleased with the freezing rain. They really avoided going outside and stuck close to the house. The backyard is really slippery!
After the storm, all the trees were coated with a beautiful, crystalline coating of ice about a half inch thick. As the light streamed through the coated branches, it was like God had hung a million prisms throughout the forest.
Wow- nature is cool.
2 comments:
Ice storms are so beautiful! I like the sun shinning on the iced trees-the ice acts like a prisim- and the snow on the ground reminds Ada of
"the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow- Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below."
I like the God prism analogy!- nature always does things better and we just try to reproduce our beautiful world and loving feelings- that's art.
Thanks for sharing images of Grandmimi's farm.
I'm sure you had a great time with Mommie and Daddy at home and the crystal weather outside- I imagine you'll start hoping for more storms.
Love, Gran
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