Iced In and Loving It

This major ice storm that has come up through the Midwest through Oklahoma has us staying at home today. One of the great things about being retired is that you don't have to go out when it's bad. So, we're staying home today.

Just about every school in the area was closed today, even my old district, Round Lake, which NEVER closes. That was always alright with me because we had to make up "snow days." I'd much rather have to go to school on a bad weather day than make it up when it's nice out in June. By them I was ready to "get out."

We have some ice, but nothing nearly as bad as along Route 66 in Tulsa and OKC. Actually, it's very pretty and the trees, bushes, Christmas lights, garland, etc.

We've had quite the sorry weather ever since Dec. 1st. We had ice/snow, about three inches then. Wednesday we got about 7 inches, Friday about 2 inches, Sunday an ice storm was predicted, but was a no-show, but enough to keep us home. Yesterday was nice, but we had winter storm warnings starting at midnight. I've about given up clearing the drive way.

We fully expected to lose our electric power last night (we lost it for 5 hours on the 1st). Whenever a storm comes up, we usually lose it despite the fact that all subdivision lines are underground. Unfortunately, that is not the case of them coming INTO the subdivision. You'd think that after 15 years, any tree that even remotely was considering dropping limbs, would have lost them, but NO!!!!

At one time, we would lose our power on THIS side of the street, but the other would still have it. Now, that was a bit more than maddening. Now, we all have to suffer.

My three Bradford pear trees still have their leaves, so they are suffering, and one of the clump birch trunks is bending over a ways. Hope they pull through.

All the Pleasures of Home at Home. --RoadDog