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Holidays on Ice

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Hello-Hello and welcome to our wacky week.  Why wacky? Because we’ve had another storm here in The Great Midwest; many family members and friends are without power. Parties have been canceled, schedules rearranged, other family members left town early.

This time the issue is ice.

Ice Storm Day Two Pond #1

Everywhere you look there is ice.

Ice Storm 2013 Nature Park Ice

And more ice.

Ice Storm 2013 Holly Bush (1) copy

And still more.

Ice Storm 2013 Day 2 Park

There is also significant damage from the storm.

Ice Storm Day 2 Kinawa Trees

One area of debris here at The Prepatorium.

Ice Storm 2013 Backyard Debris #1

More tree limbs down in the backyard.

Ice Storm 2013 Backyard Debris #2

We lost one of our flamingos. (Sniff.)

Ice Storm 2013 Pink Flamingo Killed by Falling Branch

The Consort’s weathervane took a direct hit, you can see the duck portion that was broken off from the body of the device.

Broken Duck Weathervane

The area where our tree fell on our neighbor’s house in the November storm, now it has even more damage.

Ice Storm 2013 Scene Between House Stump from Previous Storm (1)

It remains too cold for any kind of melting.

Ice Storm 2013 Willow Tree & Shrubs Ice Covered copy

In a nearby neighborhood the weighted tree branches are so low they are scraping the tops of cars.

Ice Storm Day 2 Nearby Neighborhood

That weight puts quite a strain on branches and foliage.

Ice Storm Day 2 Ice on Berries

It is very eerie outside when there is even the slightest of breezes: the only sound is branches creaking and the ice cracking. Sometimes the ice breaks up and things snap off, falling to the ground.

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We are so fortunate to be warm and safe. We’re even more grateful to have electricity, and especially thankful that family members who came to town for an early Christmas are all safely back home.  That is more important than anything. Events and functions can always be rescheduled, appointments rearranged, get togethers planned for another time.

Look who came through unscathed.

Ice Storm 2013 St. Francis Unharmed copy

St. Francis.


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