Ice storm 1/28/2009
 

There's about 1/4" of ice coating the trees -- I've definitely seen worse. And we haven't lost power (yet). But...

My street is an ice rink. They won't plow or salt it because some ass-munch neighbors parked on the street. Kids were ice-sledding on it earlier.

So, what does it look like in your neighborhood?

Before the ice storm hit I took a photo of the corkscrew willow:

Thus: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...crewWillow.jpg

This is after the storm:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...wWillowIcy.jpg

And a willow overhanging some cattails:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ndCattails.jpg

I have a thing for textures, obviously!

No ice here, just your regular snow, but I think the plows are on strike and it's too cold to melt, or even get dirty. this is the street this evening -after hundreds of cars have driven up and down it.

im glad it doesnt look like that here...its close but no bananas

we got 3" of snow, and then 3/4" of ice to top it. the plow put about 2' of plow muck and ice balls all over my sidewalk. it's only 30-35 feet, but i nearly died from it. then the neighbor's old wife was out there shoveling her driveway.....which i sometimes use to park in front of jinx.....so i helped her out a bit too..... I was drenched in sweat by the time jinx rescued me.

Great pics! They really tweaked my visual interest meter.

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We've been iced over in North Texas; I've been working from home for the last two days.

South Texas, on the other hand, is still pretty warm. It technically froze last night, but warmed up to light jacket weather again by late afternoon.

*scowls* *storms out of thread muttering* *slams door*

*sneaks back in to look at SW's amazing pics again.*

Lovely pics!


Sweetwater, I really, really like the three pics you posted. They make the breath catch slightly in my throat.

That corkscrew willow is amazing, sw.

I have heard that those are the trees used to make those funky walking sticks, but so far all I've done is gather a few of the fallen twigs and plan to paint them up like little snakes.

Great pics, sweetwater.

Pie's street looks like a... a... pie. :blush:

sweetwater, I love your pics.

I wanted to take some pics of the snowy river, but HG's beater car was in the line of sight and I wasn't about to tromp around in snow if I didn't absolutely have to. :o

I've just made that willow and cattails one my desktop! Thanks SW.

zippyt called me today.....he's AFU without power from the ice storm they got. lots od power lines down, etc.....but he's ok/