Ice Storm

[ohio]

Pretty heavy ice storm here along the Ohio River, thought y'all might like to spy a bit. The crackling noise that the giant trees are making as the sway is freaky! 1/2" of ice on everything and the freezing rain keeps falling. Our 10" of existing snow has become 5" of slush with a crust.
My poor 20' birch trees are bent to the ground, but not broken:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-11.jpg




Dogwood trees- check out the little iceballs on the tips:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-12.jpg




And where were the cats, you might ask?
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-13.jpg

[steffie]

I know the ice is a pain in the a**, but your pictures are beautiful. ( esp the cats )

[barry10016]

1st I got a chill
Then I got a hairball.
;)
nice shots.

[Amy Winette]

Pix are great and those are some smart cats (well, aren't they all?) ;)

[MzJoey]

1st I got a chill
Then I got a hairball.
;)
nice shots.

I think some fine green leaf tea will take care of that there hairball....

[Zydekitten]

I think some fine green leaf tea will take care of that there hairball....

Green leaf tea??!!!

I think we're talking Baileys & Coffee or Kahlua & Coffee in that kind of ice storm, chica!! :D

[Corona]

Pretty heavy ice storm here along the Ohio River, thought y'all might like to spy a bit. The crackling noise that the giant trees are making as the sway is freaky! 1/2" of ice on everything and the freezing rain keeps falling. Our 10" of existing snow has become 5" of slush with a crust.
My poor 20' birch trees are bent to the ground, but not broken:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-11.jpg




Dogwood trees- check out the little iceballs on the tips:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-12.jpg




And where were the cats, you might ask?
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-13.jpg
wow, beautiful pics Ohio....and the kitties are cute as hell :)
Be safe today!

[NYMAMA]

BRRRRRRRRRRR ! I'll stay inside with the Kitties(move over guys)

[saturn]

Ironic how something that dangerous can be so beautiful. True about a lot of things in life, I guess. :cool:

[ScoopJohnD]

Nice pics, we're getting hit here now. Slippin and a slidin. Be careful out there kids.

[dank_bass]

Ironic how something that dangerous can be so beautiful. True about a lot of things in life, I guess. :cool:

Yeah, like women, and spiny sea urchins

[bluesgirl]

I have the ice balls on my dogwood tree, also.

Because of the weather, I get to work at home today.

[funkkjunkie]

Oh, no, mz joey's greenleaf tea will do the trick. but yyr, I do love some irish creme and hot chocolate.

[ohio]

Here's a daytime shot:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-14.jpg

[bluedog]

wow those pics are incredible! hope you stay warm!

[Corona]

wow! Beatiful but scary at the same time!

[ohio]

Thanks all! Here is one last one- from this morning:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/bryanr1234/new-15.jpg

[NeenAtlanta]

Those are beautiful pix, Ohio. Atlanta usually gets ice storms instead of snow storms, and they are just the most gorgeous things, except that too often power goes out. I always live in houses with fireplaces here, which people think is silly for Atlanta, but it comes in handy for those ice storm power outages that can last for days.

[glinda]

Gorgeous pics, Ohio!

Did you get all that snow after the ice? Took me 2 hours to shovel out the drifts around my house yesterday.

[Frosty]

You must have a BIG house!

[ohio]

Gorgeous pics, Ohio!

Did you get all that snow after the ice? Took me 2 hours to shovel out the drifts around my house yesterday.Just a few inches on top of the frozen slush. Snowing again now. Very cold.

[glinda]

You must have a BIG house!
Nope, just huge drifts and the biggest one was in front of the garage. Also have to shovel the alley since the city never will. Heck, they didn't even plow my street til last nite.