'Tis the Season...

And Best Wishes for a Prosperous 2011
to all my Wonderful Art and Blogging Buddies
and to my Readers, Supporters
& Customers Past, Present (and Future)!
(Thank You ALL for an Amazing 2010!)

So Deadly, So Beautiful (Part 1)

The recent ice storm caused no end of problems from broken limbs (trees and people) to downed wires to treacherous travel. But when everything was encased in clear, glistening ice, it was a beautiful sight to behold. In fact, I captured so many interesting images, I'm splitting this into two separate postings.

All of Christmas Eve, huge sheets of ice slid off the roof of the house, crashing to the ground, deck and other parts of the roof with lots of noise. The wind howled and some mix of rain and sleet pelted the windows. It was fearsome weather outdoors and I was grateful to be indoors, snug and warm and WITH power...so far....

But I was dreading all the travel I would be doing on Christmas Day. (To be continued....)

P.S. The really strange weather persisted through Christmas day, but I've done my travels and made is safely home!! Black ice on the tollroads going west out of Chicago tonight as temps dropped back down to the low 20's and I watched an accident with a sedan losing control just a little ways behind me. The car did a donut, and crashed headfirst into concrete on the side of the road. I could hear sounds--then saw the end of the accident in my rear view mirror. That truly was heart-stopping but the accident didn't seem too serious, except for the car....

Merry Christmas from WillOaks Studio

Enjoy the holiday and stay safe!