Just wanted to get everyone's attention by being a little dramatic! What is really happening here in Kansas is that we are about to get slammed with an ice storm. At the present a light rain is falling with temps dropping below freezing. They are forecasting an accumulation of 1 in of ice, which makes for falling power lines and trees. I may or may not be able to answer request for pictures out of my gallery. There will of course be those who think this a ploy to get some down time. ;D
Chicken Little
Hi Margie,
I was wondering if you were getting hit with the bad weather and ice storm. I hope the storm isn't too bad, but is it possible to "not" have a bad ice storm? If you're without electricity Margie, just send me an email, and I'll release your photos for you. :funny: (just kidding, although I will release photos for you if you end up in a bind w/o power).
It's snowing here today and creating what I think is going to be a great ski season!
Chris
Margie, it is coming my way and the forecast says will be here by 2 AM and stay with us for the rest of the day before the rain turns into snow. Snow over ice!
Another Chicken Little
Wow I hope there's no damage. Any snow or ice photos would be greatly appreciated by us sweltering aussies. :)
Tassie,
That was the easiest request. We have plenty of snow here:
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Great photos Schen, few of us in Australia will have ever seen snow like that, I know I haven't.
Anyone for breakfast on the patio? :cool:
Max
Wow -- so that's what snow looks like. OOOH, it's so pretty!
We're running our air conditioners at 9pm, and it's sunny and in the high 70s and low 80s every day. It's one of the reasons Floridians are so smug in the wintertime, and also why we're eyebrow-deep in tourists! I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, crowds and all.
I'll be obnoxious about our weather until April, when the ACs go BACK on and don't go off again until next Nov. or Dec. as we expire from the heat and humidity, then you can smug me right back!
I hope you northerners don't get too slammed by the ice. I've seen photos of the damage it can cause. Stay safe and warm.
Hugs from me and my guardian angel, whom I'm sending north to watch over all of you Chicken Littles!
Glenna
Oh Schen it's beautiful - for about two seconds I thought wistfully about living back east and then came to my senses :) I was born in Buffalo but don't tell anyone. We barbeque Yankees around here and serve 'em up with a nice spicy barbeque sauce. I lived there my first seven years in Buffalo. One of my earliest memories (I think it's about age 2) is being bundled in a snow suit, boots, mittens, muffler and cap and stepping out onto the high stoop outside the back door. I stepped right on a nice patch of ice and slid into a deep pile of snow that had blown up against the wall. I remember screaming and screaming while my brother laughed hysterically. Brothers are so helpful. He also laughed the time I fell in the toilet but that's another story.
MJ
Around here, there is a disease called SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Some people burrow themselves indoors in winter until they get mental depression. The stores even sell expensive Light Therapy Lamps. They are just bright lamps but come with a fancy name and big price tag to be effective. ;D
My preventive measure is cross-country skiing. I used to work by a forest and a golf course and I stepped out at lunch time to get some exercise and sun light. Unfortunately, since the 90's, the snow fall has decreased significantly. The total snow fall during the 90's was only half of the total snow fall during the 80's around this area. We still get over six inch snow some times but not as often as before.
Those photos are absolutely breath taking. I adore the snow though I imagine if I lived in it all the time I'd get sick of it. I love the silence it creates, it seems to muffle sound quite a bit and it looks so clean and surreal.
Aren't brothers just wonderful MJ! ::) You fell in a toilet? Now thats a story I'd like to hear. ;D
Breakfast on the patio would be a snowball fight if mine looked like that Max. >:D
Fortunately for Montana, we still get a lot of snow. My husband and I went yesterday up a forest access road to cut our Christmas tree, for a $5 permit. We saw families out with their kids, sleds and dogs, all going to cut a tree. So far, we are off to a really great start for skiing here. While I've not been out on the skis yet, we are planning to do so on Thursday. Although a Wisconsin native, I lived in FL for 14 years and loved the mild winters. However, nothing beats a beautiful day out skiing in the fresh powder and crystal clear blue skies, without another person or sound anywhere around. :up:
Christine
The nice thing about this area is that by the time I am getting sick of the snow, the spring arrives. And April showers bring May flowers. :loveit:
The Hen House is now up and running! For now, it looks like we have dodged the bullet. Fifty miles to the west in Hutchinson, they are dealing with massive ice damage and around 11,000 without power. Further south towards Oklahoma, the damage is even more severe. We have ice on the trees, but for now all we are getting is a gentle rain. There is still the chance that it will turn back to freezing rain--so not entirely in the clear. I think what kept us in rain was the request by Tess for some pictures of the ice storm. :)
Schen, your pictures are beautiful. The storm is headed your way; hope you do not get the ice.
Chicken Little
Amazing photos Chen, thanks for sharing!
We used to get snow here every winter but now it hardly ever snows any more. We had a bit of it last winter in February and that was it.
:loveit:
Hannie
As a southerner living in New York, SNOW is a four letter word. Another southerner, Jesse Winchester wrote a song about snow. "You know what they say about snow flakes...there ain't no two the same....well all them flakes look alike to me...and everyone's a dirty shame".
Hope everybody is doing OK. Snow is tricky if you're not used to it.
Pete
Just got home from work. The temperature is hovering right at freezing point and the ice was not forming on the pavement yet. Sigh. :up:
lol My 11 year old came home from the school picnic with a white stripe on her forehead where the sunscreen went and the rest of her face was bright red. We definitely had the aircon going today.
Good morning,
I'm truly sorry you northerners are freezing your butts off. It's difficult to imagine the cold.
We went to a concert last night and didn't go inside until the last minute because it was about 70 degrees with a balmy breeze! It was colder in the concert hall than it was outside. Total heaven. I don't remember it ever being so consistently warm this time of the year but we're loving it (global warming? we'll probably be fried in a few years!). Sounds to me as if OPR's upside-down division is having fine weather as well. I hope my Aussie pals are enjoying your climate.
The concert we attended was a holiday celebration, and it felt a little weird singing "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!" NOT! We need someone to write a few tropical holiday songs!
Anyway, have a super day and stay warm, you Yankees (truth be told, I'm one, too. I was born in New Hampshire, but don't tell anyone).
Hugs
Glenna
Oklahoma, Oklahoma City... My home was without power from Saturday night till now. We have a BuckStove and that was the only thing keeping us and two dogs warm. I'd even cooked on it. So Glenna................ Pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt :P
:hug: Candy
Candy, that's terrible! Cooking must have been fun, hope you get the electricity back on soon!
:loveit:
Hannie
We got ice coated snow here. Fortunately, the rain tapered off before the temperature dropped below freezing.
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Sorry to hear you were without power for so long Candy. I'd go mad without the computer for that long.
I've been watching all the videos of the icestorm on youtube. I've never seen anything like it and hope I never do. The ice is so thick, wrecking the trees and power lines. :(
Everything is back on. Snow on it's way... and it looks like a war zone. At least for the trees. Our neighborhood was an older, more established... 1975ish... and so the trees were mature. Now we have enough toothpicks for all for a while. :o)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuarcraig/ Lots of water, just frozen. I'll take that over Katrina any day.
Wow Candy! Those are quite the photos. I'm glad you are back with heat, electricity, and online with us again. It's one thing to be without power for a couple of hours, but for so many days would certainly be a challenge - both physically and mentally!
Chris
Glad you're OK, Candy. I was thinking of you whist watching the news video of the storm. I'm about 350 miles due south of you. Yesterday it was 79F/26C. Today the high was 39F/4C. It is NUTS weather.
MJ
Good heavens, Candy -- I've never seen the likes of what was in the Craig photos. Exquisite and devastating at the same time. Weather-damaged trees break my heart, yet those that were intact and enveloped in ice were like a fantasy!
I'm glad your electricity is back on. It really is like a different world from what we're experiencing. I'll endure the "raspberries" for being so obnoxiously smug (I love you, too!)! I thrive on our weather, but I'm concerned about what you're all going through up north. Be safe!
Warm hugs,
Glenna
Candy, I am glad things are getting back toward normal there.
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They are amazing photos schen, especially the 2 from the same spot. Such a contrast.
Thanks Chen, I love your pictures. Am not opposed to winter, just not in such close proximity. lol
And Glenna, I'm glad the electricity is back on, too. Funny thing though, every muscle is sore tonight. I can only guess it's because of the cold. Or maybe it's because I'm old! Hmmmm :wow:
ahhhh nope can't be that! ::)
Beautiful photos of the ice storm Candy but they also clearly show the devastation it caused. Chen I love your photos, the last 2 are good enough to frame!
:loveit:
Hannie