When you don't have to go anywhere (and you have a generator in the event of a power failure), ice storms are incredibly beautiful. Wednesday night and Thursday morning saw an accumulation of snow, ice, and slush on the ground. This morning (Friday), the ice was still plentiful, but melting. The soundscape was a mix of rain and sleet as water and ice came off tree limbs.
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| Our road had about an inch of snow/ice/slush on it, and the trees had a nice coating of ice. |
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| Virginia pine |
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| Pitch pine |
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| This red maple was ready to burst into bloom. This tree has a history of blooming so early that the flowers die in a hard frost every year. It has been years since this tree has generated the classic maple "helicopter" seeds, or samaras. |
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| Mountain laurel |
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| Winged (or shining) sumac |
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| Greenbriar. I thought these berries looked like they were wearing helmets. |
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| By noon today the ice had melted and/or fallen off vegetation at lower altitudes, but the mountains still had plenty of icy trees. Here the setting sun illuminates icy trees along the ridges of Fore Mountain. |
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