The Iceman Cometh

Did you ever read/see that play? I had to do both in college. It's actually a very good play and the film version stars a very young Robert Redford. A snow storm this week. I don't know if you've heard about it (haha) but ol' Jeff and I have been without power since 7:30 Wednesday evening. Our whole neighborhood is without power and several other neighborhoods sprinkled around Milledgeville are in the same boat. I can hear a few generators running in other streets but other than that we're all just waiting for things to come back to life. I ventured outside every few hours to see the damage, take pictures, let the dogs out to pee and get a little exercise, and to get some fresh air. The house has been really cold. We've had the fire going for several hours at a time over the past few days but we turn it off at night. This morning it was 47 degrees in the house and getting back in the bed after visiting the bathroom felt like an ice bath.

I'm back at work today but I did kick up a lot of mud leaving the driveway this morning. My car looks like crap but this was the best place to park. If the driveway was complete ice I would be stuck and if I parked on the gravel I'd be at the mercy of falling limbs. 

Here's my car door caked in ice

This Leyland Cypress usually stands straight up but it drooped from the weight of the ice, right over a power line. It's back to normal now but we still don't have power. 

This is one of our river birches flanking the gravel drive. Our birches are really dainty but again the weight of the ice bulked them up and weighed them down. 

This is a shot of the woods just outside the porch and I think it may have been snowing a little in this shot. Listening to branches and trees fall all day was a little nerve wracking. Each time you get worried that it will hit the fence or the house or cause a domino effect and take out huge chunks of scenery. I did prepare for the impending doom--I checked out 3 books at the library and my book light was working just fine. What about food, you ask? Well, we had bread, peanut butter, some fruit, oreos--all the essentials. I am tired of peanut butter though. We have running water which is always nice but I really, really hope the power is back on by the time I get home from work. I've enjoyed the time away from the office and the chance to read with abandon but I sure could use a hot shower and a chance to eat some of the food in the fridge that we've already paid for (and yes, I understand at this point most of it will have to be thrown out or evaluated at the very least). The ride to work this morning was interesting. I was able to survey some of the damage. There are huge trees down all over town, trees big enough to block the road. Anyway, hope all is well in your neck of the woods!