Ice Ice Baby!

Well, I was so excited for the ice storm today. Really. We last had one about 2 years, when I had just gotten my camera. This was a second shot (ha!) at getting some cool images. I think I did OK but was really lazy and did not use a tripod or monopod. They would be so much better if I had!


We lost power around 1am and got it back just about 8pm-ish. It was a long day but I was home with the girls and we survived. Mark had a half day as we were supposed to get the new TV installed. Oh, did I just call it a TV? It's more like the jumbo-tron at Fenway. Honestly, I didn't visualize it properly when Mark said 46 inches. It is huge. Ginormous even. It was such a deal, that it would cost us MORE money to return it and get one more appropriate for the size of our room, so we are keeping it. How's that for logic.

Anyway, my poor husband, all excited, had to cancel the installation today because we had no power! Such a let down. At least he was home, I really thought he wouldn't make it in to Manchester from Michigan last night. Luckily, he made his connection in Cleveland just in time. Some poor guy had just sat in his seat when Mark made it panting to the gate. Thank god. Feel bad for Mr. no-more-seat but at least Mark got home!

It wasn't all fun and games, my parents had a tree fall just between their shed and their house. My grandmother also lost a tree in her back yard and the driveway was littered with power lines. Such devestating beauty that ice is. Luckily no one was hurt, and no property damage was realized so except for a little work, we are all good.


So back to the excitment of ice-I did get out and got some great shots, but was waiting for Mark to get home from work when the sun came out. You would have thought we were in a war zone with all the falling ice. It was crazy. It was like it all melted at once! I couldn't get close enough to anything without fear of getting knocked unconcious-not to mention the damage that could happen to my camera!


So, here are the images I got-some by risking my life and lens! Hope you enjoy them....

































I will be posting these and the many more I took on my website http://www.kkg.smugmug.com/ in the winter gallery. Some day when I catch up that is. Still working on last Christmas and our trip to Colorado in June!
Ack!
Kristin