I know that you're probably saying 'yes, Dharma, we know there was an ice storm and everything is covered in ice' but indulge me a little here.  I've never experienced an ice storm before.  Snow, yes.  Blizzards, yes.  Being snowed in the house and having to dig my way out, yes.  Ice storm, no.

So, here are some more photos of everything ice-covered - and I have to tell you that getting them this afternoon was really creepy.  All the trees were creaking, you see.  It was quiet out except for the creaking - punctuated by occasional snapping sounds and limbs gave way under the weight of the ice and fell to the ground.

That's a bush in front of the neighbor's house.  I like the way the red and orange berries look under 1/2" of ice.

That's the tree on the corner of my street.  I love the way the setting sun is in the background - I actually had to leave my husband putting away groceries to get this shot.  He didn't understand about the way the light looked and didn't seem very pleased as I dashed out of the house, camera in hand.  Matter of fact, I think that's an accurate description of everything that's wrong with my marriage.  He doesn't understand and isn't pleased.  Howzabout that for simplicity?

The street signs a block away from me.  These didn't turn out as well as I had hoped.  I first saw them from the truck on the way to the store this afternoon and thought that the light might be the same by the time we got done.  It wasn't.  I wish I'd have stopped the truck and taken the photo on the way there, but if my taking photos AFTER incurred his wrath, can you imagine what stopping on the way THERE would have done?  Yeah, me too. 

My poor rose!  It thought that it was spring the first part of last week, and now it's frozen solid!

And specially for 'miah:

That ball got dropped in there around 9am.  It didn't get warm enough today to thaw the net out and let the ball drop. 

I'll let you know when it does.