Ice Storm!

Late February brought a nasty round of rain and wind - as temperatures dropped, the rain continued and ice began to accumulate on everything. We eventually lost power, as did the entire area, and we were out for 13 hours or so. Mind you, some parts of Detroit were out for nearly a week....so can't complain.

We pulled out the camping gear to make coffee and cook food, and lit the candles. With temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, the house only dropped down to 8 C by the time power was restored.

Luckily, the day after, temperatures shot back up to +10 C, so suddenly everything was shedding ice. We had a fair bit of tree damage, but fortunately all limbs and no major losses. By the weekend we had cleaned up two van loads of brush and taken them away to the yard waste depot. 

"A terrible beauty" - Jane

A little icy for hanging laundry

Weep for the Willow!

Second load for the yard waste depot!

Walk This Way

We had to drop the Juke off at the garage for some maintenance, and we decided to take advantage of the unseasonably nice February weather to walk home from the village. 

It's a pretty good walk, but at just over an hour, it's not much longer than we would spend walking at the park anyway.....though the shoulder of the main road is far less friendly than wooded roads and trails.

At any rate, a nice stroll on a winter afternoon!

Remnants of the August 2021 gas explosion in the village

Bend but don't Break!

Making stops along the way

Sign Language

The Road Less Travelled....at least at the moment!

One of our favourite trees!

The long shadows of a "winter" afternoon