Friday 6 January 2023

More ice rain at Crumbly Acres!

Thursday morning, a sheen of ice on the trees. After the horrors of Ice Storm '98, it simply scares me. This morning I can hear it dripping off the trees, which is a good sign. It is above freezing, we will hope for the best. I am afraid to look this morning. We are going to be 4 C., they tell us.




Ontario Power Outages

Power outages continue to confound the situation. This location↓, on the edge of Algonquin Park, has been difficult to reach. Nay, impossible to reach, and they are burning a ton of fuel to both heat their homes and keep generators going. Many rural folks have generators and wood stoves, but these require fuel. Read more:

A Christmas Eve storm. Burned-out generators. These homeowners still don’t have power almost two weeks later

I am grateful for power and heat these days. I did zero work outside yesterday, as the sidewalk, the back deck, were covered in ice. The driveway wasn't too bad, but there were spots of ice and I don't want to risk a fall. I did venture out, but not far. The sound encapsulates Ice Storm '98. It gives me the hee bee jeebies.

coating of ice from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

12 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
The ice storms are awful, so many trees are damaged and power outages are terrible. Take care, stay safe. Take care, enjoy your day and happy weekend!

Tom said...

...ice has a destructive beauty.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
It's no typical winter this... outside the Hutch windows today, you'd think had arrived... YAM xx

Barbara Rogers said...

Yes, mobility sure is limited when ice is everywhere! Stay safe!

William Kendall said...

I was wary venturing out yesterday.

RedPat said...

Ice storms are the scariest for sure. Hopefully it all melts today.

Elephant's Child said...

Your winter extremes are beyond my comprehension. Stay safe.

Christine said...

Strange weather. The grass is still so green

Cloudia said...

Brrrtr so beautiful!

Nancy J said...

two weeks running a generator, that's a lot of fuel, and you cannot even drive to get more.No one would have thought it would continue for so long. Glad you are staying in and the worst hopefully is over.

Divers and Sundry said...

We're just having rain (highs in the 50sF), but we've had freezing rain in the past. It's pretty, but it's a nightmare to get out in.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I can empathize with those who are and were out of power. Ice is beautiful in photos, but destructive when it's on your property.