Well, death storm 2007 hit Southeast Michigan Sunday and Monday. Unlike in years’ past, it came in the form of ice (and rain). Usually, by mid-January, we’ve had a ton of snow. This winter, however, we’ve had almost no snow. We’ve had a ton of rain, though, which has been a disaster for us because these Noah’s Ark-style rains have wreaked havoc on our basement. We had no problems last winter or last spring, the time when it’s usually the wettest. But, I guess with our plans to finish the basement nearing, it was better for this to happen now than when we get everything all done. I guess these are the effects of that alleged (said with extreme sarcasm) global warmings!
Branches of our lilac bush in the backyard:
Icicles on the telephone wire:
Frozen water droplets hanging from our big "Christmas tree" in the front yard:
Thin ice (with bubbles) on the branch of our Japanese Maple:
Looking through our Japanese Maple out into the street:
A suspicious squirrel in our pine tree:
