Ice, ice baby!

As I leaped out the (warm) house this morning with my camera as soon as the first rays of sun shone on the bright ice outside my bedroom window, I couldn't help but think how this ice storm will affect so many people's Christmas. Most houses around here have been without power for over 3 days now and many won't have it anytime soon...


When a fire started last night in the trees behind our house because it touched a power line, bright flashes filled our dining room through the window. We called 911, but they never came (the branch finally fell on the ground and it stopped)... When 911 doesn't show up because there are just so many emergencies going on, you know how critical the situation is...