I noticed the season’s first wooly caterpillar at my house. It didn’t look as big and woolly as past years. Sign of a warmer winter ahead? Or perhaps he was just reacting to the insecticide that was put on the lawn a few days earlier? Time will tell…
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This pile of snow and ice was large enough to not only block out the stores behind it but the trees as well. In fact it turned into a mini ski slope. OK maybe that didn’t happen but this is what’s left of the pile after several heavy spring rains and warmer temperatures.
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A lot of folks thought the snow was over for winter. Me too. But within the last 24 hours we received another 2.5” of the white stuff.
What was nice about this snow fall is how it stuck to all the trees – very picturesque!
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It’s so important. If you landed on the stick, you survived and have nice views. Land a few inches away, you melt away…
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The other day I noticed something that looked like a crack in the snow in my front yard. I didn’t think too much of it. I thought it was related to a mouse or other animal.
Then today while walking to the curb to pickup the newspaper, I noticed another one. This was a clear crack in the snow. In looking around I could see there were others. Some were attached – others not. It almost looks like a small scale snow plate tectonics – similar to what the earth’s crust does. It makes me wonder if it’s a coincidence or at these giant patches of snow that are very heavy and encased in a glaze from the recent ice storms really moving? I’ll have to keep my eye on these – unless the warmer temperatures of the weekend have other plans.
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We had a great deal of freezing rain and sleet that fell on top of the 15” of snow from other storms. This resulted in a shiny crust on the top of the snow that you can almost walk on. It also makes for a nice reflecting sunset photo.
I’m off to photograph the first “Wizard of Oz” tech rehearsal. This should have occurred on Tuesday but due to the snow, tonight will be their first one!
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Well this is what happens when they issue an ice storm warning! Luckily so far so good. I worry most about loosing electricity when these things happen. I have some trees and bushes that are having a hard time this winter but hopefully they will pull through.
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As you can tell by now I have an affinity to weather and photography. After some overnight sleet and freezing rain, we have been having on and off again freezing drizzle all day. The forecast is for a full blown ice storm starting around midnight tonight.
So this innocent picture to the left will probably look tame by tomorrow at this time. My hope is this bush is still standing and we still have electricity!
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And you thought the icicles at your house were big. These had to be nearly 2 feet long on average.
The sad thing about icicles, even though they are pretty and interesting to look at, they are showing waster energy. What I mean by that is heat is escaping from the roof/attic so much that its melting the snow on the roof that then drips off and freezes if the temperature is below freezing. I guess that’s fine if you can afford that. But this can also lead to what is called “ice dams.”
I was planning on the photo of the day being some more PR photos I need to take. But the model is late so you will have to wait until tomorrow. But make sure you come back because it promises to be a “magical” photo!! It definitely will not be “wicked”!!
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In what’s the biggest snow storm of the season (so far), some pictures from during and just after the storm.
Just under one foot of snow fell during this storm. Others to the south and east received more!
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Dabour Photography 