An icy day
Most of the central US is getting slammed with some nasty winter weather. Everything here is covered with ice and the forecast is predicting it will soon begin snowing.
The bird feeders are decorated with icicles.
It is really pretty, but I am starting to hear tree branches breaking under the weight of the ice. All of the wires in the neighborhood are underground, and I'm hoping there is no damage to the main wires coming cross country from the power stations.
School was canceled again today. Winter is really showing off!
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Wow! These are outstanding shots Melinda. Especially those with red Cardinal. I bough a new camera, so soon as my hands will be all good to go, I am going on birth hunt, lol. Cardinals are on the top of my list.
Brrr. This looks very cold but so beautiful.
I enjoy looking at the winter beauty, but to tell you the truth I don't miss it a bit especially when it is this cold.
Great shots, my friend.
Count your blessings! And post lots of pictures of your beautiful green landscapes for me so that I can make it through this!
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STOPThose sure are some pretty photographs, pretty
darn cold and slippery looking! Know that car
look, that's the look of yep let's stay home today! lol
The Cardinal even appears to have icicles on his beak.
Those bird feeders are a trip! The sound of ice is also!
Sure makes for interesting photos!! :-)
Lovely photographs @melinda010100. I've never experienced ice like that. It looks very beautiful but I wouldn't enjoy the cold.
What a wonderful contrast with the red of the bird. I hope the snow is pretty and not unpleasant for you. 😊
Hey Gillian! It's always good to hear from you. Ice storms like this are not very frequent here, thank goodness. They can be very damaging. I'm planning on having a house full of people this weekend and right now I'm just hopeful that the weather will not prevent anyone from being able to get here. Other than that I'm enjoying watching winter of the window! It has been a pretty dramatic on this year!.
I've seen information about ice storms on the tele but, as I mentioned, I've never actually seen one.
I hope it doesn't interfere with your weekend arrangements. February is always a tricky month for that. Even here.
I'm going to Devon next week and when I booked I was mindful that the weather might make it difficult to get to but fingers crossed we'll be fine.
Have fun with your house full of people. 😁
One cancelation from my best friend and her family, who live for hours further north. She said her car is buried so deep that it will take days to get it dug out from the snow.my kids and grandkids will all be here, but there is another snow storm arriving on Sunday so I'm already afraid that they are going to have to cut the visit short.
Aw. That's a shame. Maybe the next storm will shift to Monday @melinda010100.
Have fun together. 😍
Thanks! The plan is to make Valentines Day cookies today. Except for my friend who lives much further North and plans on spending the day getting her car dugout from the snow piles, everyone else plans on being here today.
Bridfeeder looks like a windchime :)
Ha! I haven't filled that one because the squirrels have it empty within an hour of me filling it. The wind has really picked up out there tonight and every once in a while I can hear ice hitting the windows and it sounds like wind chimes out there!
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Brrr that looks so cold but made for some awesome shots, I am glad your powerlines are underground
They say tomorrow is supposed to be bitter cold and sunny, and I'm rather hopeful that some of the ice will still be out there and we'll make better photos with some sunshine on it. But the way the wind is blowing out there tonight I wonder how much will still be there tomorrow. I am glad they got our services all buried this summer. We used to lose everything every time the wind blew!
Ohh yeah the sunlight through the ice will make for amazing shots lets hope the wind has not knocked it all away
I'll be anxious to see what it looks like out there by morning!
Well be safe out there, I hear rain falling here, some are talking of snow on Tuesday but I wouldnt be surprised if we dont get any it has been predicted so many times and never eventuated
Wow. Beautiful icy pictures - especially the feeder and the icy branches. Awesome. I am sure it is all very nice from afar, but not to be there in the cold.