It's not exactly a storm, but last night as the rain fell, thin sheets of ice began forming on everything outside. We'd hoped for snow, but the cold was hugging the ground more than it was cooling the sky. Rain falls then freezes, coating every branch with increasingly thicker layers of ice: the tree twigs are smitten with ice mittens.
But then later today it thawed. The branches lost their crackling ice sheaths. The sidewalks their slickness. Only a few degrees transforms water from a solid to a liquid, from treacherous slickness, to something moistly benign.
Ah the wonders of nature.
Blessings to all tonight during this winter season.
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