About a week ago we were at the beginning of a “historic” winter storm. It had waves of various kinds of precipitation. Snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain, rain.

At the end of it there was the thickest layers of ice on everything that I’d ever seen in these parts.

We lost power on Sunday night at 7pm. Thankfully, it was restored on Monday at 1:30pm. At one point we emptied the fridge of perishables and placed them in a cooler outside. At least there was plenty of ice around to keep things cold 😄. I’m grateful that this was a minor inconvenience to us compared to what many others are going through with recent weather.

All in all over 500,000 people were without power around here due to various causes, like downed power lines, equipment failures, substation failures. Crews have been working 24/7 to restore utilities.

It all began to thaw that Monday afternoon as the temperatures rose and the Sun came out for a while.

Now several days later, there’s still plenty of downed tree branches, and snow on the ground thawing slowly. Temperatures have remained above freezing but sunshine is still rare.

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Jenni makes wonderful pizzas at home 😋 #mbfeb

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The snow appears still but the thaw is real and constant. #mbfeb

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This fence in the neighborhood certainly looks like it is the work of an erudite mind. #mbfeb

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Today was the big thaw after the winter storm. The sun came out and there was much reflection. #mbfeb

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With Olive unwell and wearing a cone there have been times when I’ve perceived genuine compassion for her coming from Mr. Momo. It’s very cute. #mbfeb

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It’s rare but sometimes the rain can make icicles on our windows. #mbfeb

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I bet this sugar water tastes better than a sporg. #mbfeb

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Going with the watch theme in the footsteps of @maique and @purisubzi for today’s prompt: machine. #mbfeb

I don’t wear this G-Shock Mudmaster as much as I used to since I got regular with an Apple Watch but it is still my favorite 😍

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The creature in this house with the most energy. #mbfeb

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