For the second day in a row, we were not able to go anywhere (including work), as the ice has moved in and seemingly taken over. For another full day and night, the temperature has not exceeded the low thirties and there is nothing for miles that is not completely encased in ice. The problem is this: it is just slightly too warm for it to snow, so the precipitation comes down like semi-frozen mush and then freezes within a few moments, thoroughly coating everything with ice. Even the horses’ manes have icicles dangling from them!
Very selective ice, clinging only to the needles
The icy forest of Pipe Creek
Mary enjoys the unusual weather
Making Beauty’s life more comfortable with a blanket
Half an inch of ice collects on these leaves
Everything has a casing of ice
Every individual blade of grass trapped in ice
The ice is ten times the height of the object upon which it forms
Sam and Mary in front of an icy canopy of tree tops
Even Dixie braved the icy outdoors
The biggest icicles of them all…
…were found on the back porch of our aunt’s house
