Yes it was quite a week, with excitement we'd rather not ever have again, BOL!
Monday was pretty nice, and even Tuesday was quiet, except for marauding starlings who gobble up all the bird food in about 2 minutes...sheesh. Oh, wait, Tuesday was Mardi Gras!! What craziness!! BOL!
Pawppy got the OK to drive again...hooray! That was a long 6 months of taxi service that petcretary did for him...
Wednesday started out quiet, but dismally cloudy..and in the afternoon it started...sleeting...which turned into ice pellets and eventually freezing rain, almost 1/2 inch accumulated on everything. Including trees and powerlines...and down they came! Crash! That was the neighbor's tree...boom, another neighbor lost a huge limb...and on that went all night...and just before 9 pm, the power went out. But we have a generator that turns on by itself when the power fails...well on it came and our little world was A-OK...and off to bed we all went...only to wake up to a cold dark house because the generator had given up...OMD!
So petcretary did a 'cat wash' with a washcloth and a waterbotttle...and went to work...the roads were covered with all kinds of debris from the trees...the heavy ice on them is what made them collapse or fall right out of the ground...and many were on power lines, so that the way to work was all kinds of go-arounds...and road closures...but she got there on time. At least the ice was gone of the roads by then, thanks to the busy overtime work of road maintenance crews...and a warmer temp.
When petcretary got home from her work our generator had been repaired...phew! And the house was cozy once again...but the repair dudes said the 24 year old machine was no longer reliable and we should likely get a new one...yikes, those things are expensive...but worth it!
The peeps that monitor the power outages said our power would not be back on till at least Saturday morning...but miracle of miracles it came back on around 11 am on Friday! YAY!
Meanwhile there are still a lot of peeps who do not have their power back on yet...including the town about 25 miles from where we are...and the church we attend there is also in the dark. No restoration of power until the 26th we are told. Our services had to be cancelled...its about 42F in there, and of course no lights, etc...and the parsonage is also powerless...I heard in the news, that that town had thicker ice and way more damage than our town and village...
We can control many aspects in our lives, but weather is not one of them...nature can be very unforgiving and viciously ruthless.
We sure hope all still without power will soon have it back on, and that they might find warm places in the meantime.
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| Just look at all that ice!! |
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| Chickadees, Mrs Cardinal, and can you see the curious woodpecker!! |
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| A BlueJay and a Mourning Dove eating leftovers that fell on the ground All that white is not snow; its ICE! |
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| Red Bellied Woodpecker enjoying some peanuts...and pausing for a brief selfie! |
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| We were so bored when our yard was all icy. |
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| So we just hung out in our nests... |
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| We sure that doesn't happen again! |
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| I am hoping for an early spring and no more bad weather. |
On Tuesday at Teddy's Tuesday Teaser Class, petcretary was one of two first commenters, so she got this reward badge.
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| Oh boy! I was one of TWO FIRST COMMENTERS on the Teaser post of February 21, 2023!! |
And she was a right guesser, but not first, LOL!
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| Well darn – I did guess the TEASER correctly but I was NOT the FIRST RIGHT GUESSER. Still – I was RIGHT – so there!! |
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| Last Sunday Selfie Blog Hop For February! See all the others by clicking this caption. |
What a week indeed. Just typical that as soon as your Pawppy gets the go ahead the drive, the weather decides not to play ball!
ReplyDeleteWe wish we could send you some of our unseasonably mild Scottish weather.
Toodle-oo!
Nobby.
Those generators sure are handy! A must have if you are prone to black outs. Thankfully you all OK and made it through. Nothing wrong with chillin' just so long as it's in the warm, mol.
ReplyDeletePurrs
ERin
That was a lot of ice and the sort of excitement you don't want! I am glad the generator was quickly fixed, and hope all the people without power soon get it restored.
ReplyDeleteYikes!!! That is a lot of ice! We got some snow, but it was light and easy to move.
ReplyDeleteSo happy you got the generator working. Heat is really nice in the Winter!
Purrs there will not be any more nasty storms!
Purrs, Julie
All that cold sounds HORRIBLE! We hope you at least got lots of extra snuggles from Pawppy and Petcretary!
ReplyDeleteA cold house makes one's heart feel frozen; waking up to heat and lights yesterday was so gratifying!
ReplyDeleteWe have a gas stove and hot water heater, so we had that going for us, and it's good to read that you've weathered that storm too.
Whew!
Pups-you did a good job keeping your humans safe. Here's to an uneventful weather week.
ReplyDeleteStay safe! xoxoxo, Bibi & Meep
We're glad your generator got repaired and the mains power came back on. The weather seems to be extra crazy this year.
ReplyDeleteHave a good Sunday!
Woofs,
Ollie
wow, you had a lot going on, and the boring part Beau says he had that for a whole week while Mama was in bed with a bad back. Glad your daddy got the approval to drive and hope all that ice is going away soon. you both look so sweet in your nest. the birds are so cute and they don't seem to care if it is icy or not. love the gifs, hope the generator does break the bank.
ReplyDeleteWe had a little ice and didn't lose power, but our parents remember a really bad ice storm in 1991 that happened here. They are happy we still have our power on, but our yard is still like an ice rink. We are finally getting temps above freezing today so hopefully all the ice will melt.
ReplyDeleteOH WOW, those bird feeders look SO COLD. Heavens what drama you have had this week.
ReplyDeleteWe had that ice storm too but we were very lucky and didn’t lose our power. Yay! But some people in our area still haven’t gotten their power back and rumor is it may not be back until Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteOh my...ice storms are the worst!
ReplyDeleteGlad ya got your power back on! Hope spring comes quick!
ReplyDeletewow that looks as if you are in da kindom of that olaf snowman now... we hope miss spring can chase him away...
ReplyDeleteWhat a week indeed, we're glad mew got your genny working and power back on, there's nothing worse than no power! And OMC your bird freeders are frozen! We had no hot water this miorning, the boiler is working fine, so we don't know what the fluff is going off???
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you got the worst of that storm. We got a coating of ice, but we didn't lose power. At least our neighborhood didn't. We've been seeing a lot of different birds here now. Flocks of robins, grackles, and starlings, along with the cardinals, nuthatches, and finches. I don't think the Canada geese ever left the area this winter. I hear them almost every day. Hopefully, for all our sakes, that means Spring is coming soon.
ReplyDeleteOMC we can feel the hectic and the ice coming through the computer, sweet doggies even the birdies look icey☃ Here come some Warm Pawkisses for a warm week ahead...just hang in there, Spring is just around the corner🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteWe had some warm days and thought spring may come earlier but nope! We had storm last week and now sidewalks are so messy. Let's hope spring will be here soon!! Juno xo
ReplyDeleteCharlee: "That's awfully scary to have such a bad storm and be without power for so long and OH MY GOSH IT'S BIRDS!!!"
ReplyDeleteChaplin: "ONE OF THEM IS MOVING!!!"
Charlee & Chaplin: (chattering incoherently)
Lulu: "Well here we go again."