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Hunkered down with a major ice storm going on. The NWS warning was for a “severe, crippling ice storm”. Yesterday was “prep” day - got all the gas cans filled for the generator, food in the house (actually, after an ‘inventory’, we had plenty, no trip to grocery necessary), got vehicles in the garage (cleaning snow off vehicles is ok, ice is bad), and being on a well, took a shower, washed hair, etc. Some folks were also getting laundry done. If the power goes out, it could be out for days.

So far so good .... power still on at 11:30, but freezing rain should continue until about 9 tonight. Temp is 31 ... hope it will make it above freezing, but it’s not supposed to get higher than 32. Tree limbs, which had snow on them from the storm a couple of days ago (very little melting happened after that) are beginning to noticeably sag.

I went out about an hour ago to put down some feed for the birds. The 3 does that hang out have been visiting the bird feeder area at night to clean up cracked corn that I put out. The bird feeders are frozen, so I’ve shoveled snow to make bare patches - put down a pile of corn with black oil sunflower seeds on top. The bird feeding area is a “happening place” right now. Getting down the front iced up steps was a bit of an adventure.

Relatives in FL - 84 yesterday, mowing & putting down fertilizer on the yard ... telling me Spring has arrived. I’m telling them to send Spring north ... in a hurry!!

Iron Dog Snowmachine Race starts in AK today - one of my very favorite sporting events - once that starts, I’ll have something to occupy my mind other than worrying about the ice storm. I’m taking it an hour at a time - every hour the power stays on is a blessing!!