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Ice-covered berries

Ice-covered berries in my back yard

This past weekend many folks in the Northeast experienced a serious ice storm (AP link, Yahoo link). Over 200,000 homes and businesses in the Albany, NY area lost power on Thursday night… including us. Driving to work Friday morning was more like a video game — pitch black conditions in unlit neighborhoods, roads blocked by trees you couldn’t see until you were almost on top of them, emergency vehicles redirecting you through unfamiliar detours, and semi-busy intersections with no traffic light to follow. Yes… it was crazy.

Work lost power Friday so they closed the plant at lunchtime. I went home and surveyed the tree damage, taking pictures of both destruction and beauty. The iced-berries you see featured here was my favorite shot. A few more are included at the end of this post.

Today many folks are still without power. Some friends over the weekend recount similar scenarios — no power, therefore no running sump pump in the basement, therefore any rain, melting ice and snow must be hand-carried in buckets out of basements! Major bummer! :-|

My back yard trees glistening with ice

My back yard trees glistening with ice

Mulberry Tree On Our House and Deck

Mulberry Tree On Our House and Deck

Mulberry Tree On Our House and Deck

Mulberry Tree On Our House and Deck

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