Finally Sunshine!

When the sun finally came out this morning, our entire staff went outside to bow before the bringer of light and happiness and listen as the ice fell in chunks from the powerlines. :) Then I took some photos. :)

A sparkling bush.

Luminous ice...

More Icicles

At the dentist's office... some very cool trees with ice dripping off of them.

Winter in Kansas...

I've been in many ice storms, but I can't remember one where there were icicles on all the trees.

A tree in my front yard that will offer less shade next summer (took these while I was home for lunch):
And a few random icy limbs of the mimosa (took these this morning before I left):
And, of course, couldn't have an ice storm without a windshield shot:

Fun with PhotoShop

This is the first ever image on Sea of Ks that's been PhotoShopped (you really have to blow it up to full size to get the full affect). It's actually a photo of the "ice stalagmite" (which I know is impossible, KC :o) ) in the foreground. I just thought it was funny that there was an "icicle" sticking *up* from the ground. Unfortunately the light wasn't great. Here's the pre-adjustment photo:
I also took a couple of pictures as the ice storm started tonight, but they were mostly black, so here's a second messed with one: