A wild and wicked ice storm hit southern Ontario late Saturday night / early Sunday morning and has since left a vast amount of folks without hydro for what may be 3 days. In Toronto alone there was upwards of 350,000 people without power. Never a good thing, especially in winter. Let’s hope these folks have their hydro back on soon. Fortunately, I was spared any issues at my rural home north of Toronto. We only received a small amount of freezing rain and did not lose any hydro or tree limbs.
Today, I was in Toronto and decided to capture a couple of images to illustrate the thickness of ice on the trees and on my way home captured a late evening farmscape cloaked in ice.
On a side note, I was invited by friend, colleague, and mentor Arthur Morris, to write a guest post the Birds As Art blog. Please click here to see The Three Frosties blog post.
Please click on each of the images to view the larger, sharper versions.
These are great shots Andy, especially the one of the maple leaf. This weather is wicked, but wonderful for those who know how to use a camera!
Have a wonderful Christmas Andy and best wishes to you and your family in the New Year!
M.
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Thanks Mandy, much appreciated. Hope you have a wonderful and safe holiday.
Merry Christmas!
A great find and capture!
Thanks Denise
Wish we had some of that ice here in SE Michigan! Must have just missed us. Great shots, particularly the sugar maple. Rare to see one hanging on for so long.
Thanks Mark appreciate the comments