Well the power is back on after 15 hours and we’ve been out surveying the impact the storm had on our surroundings. The trees out front have been damaged by the ice and it appears to be almost a full inch thick taken off the back patio. The sun glistening through the ice coating makes the branches blaze with fiery diamond reflections.

The underside of the deck tells the back of your neck that things are warming up already and reminds you of overhead dangers.

I had three of the girls out back to start doing some clean up and minor cosmetic repairs and when I lay down to check them out, I saw their tears running down. Soon Girls, very soon!