An interesting, very old tombstone...

believe it or not a PLASTIC candy dish.......

this macro shot really shows the details......it looks like it has been painted on and/or has real hair/fur....

Easter Flowers and Candy...

BIRTHDAY CAKE......I could eat a piece right now!!!!!

another skylight shot....

Gloomy day through the skylight....

grandma's flowers....

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The snow has stopped...the sun is out and I wish I had more salt!

Lowes sold out of rock/ice melting salt in our area a long time ago. I wish I had some because after finally shoveling the last time I think.......at least for this blizzard .....if I had some salt to put down now.....combined with the sun my drive would be completely snow/ice-free and dry! Oh well.......at least I am shoveled out......including what the snow plow left behind at the end of my drive when he finally came by a few minutes ago! This is what it looks like now! I am not sure how much we got but each time I went out I had well over 6 inches. The third time I shoveled my drifts in the drive were all over 2-feet deep. So I love to shovel and am ANAL about leaving snow behind.....which is why I wish I had more salt. I went out and shoveled up everything the plow left....and even a spot for my mailman to be able to pull in by my mailbox. I hope the plow does not come by again and plow everything in again!

Ohio Blizzard, Darke County, March 7-8, 2008

I have shoveled THREE times now...this last time through 2-3 foot drifts......it is still snowing very hard and blowing like crazy. I shoveled 3 foot PLUS barriers on each side of my drive...and packed the snow down.....so hopefully it won't drift over so bad this next time. Noah and I are obviously snug indoors!

the ice is melting.....

Day AFTER ice storm......level 3 snow emergency.....

so I am stuck.....am not allowed to drive anywhere and to be honest I would not want to anyway. The city is covered in sheets of ice....it is incredible....pretty but extremely dangerous. I am trying to take pictures around here......some are through my window so not great quality......a couple with opened windows or doors.....here is what it looks like this morning...




I LOVE this light....it is the neighbor's and reminds me of Dairy Queen ice cream cones on top....their little Q....






The neighbor's apple tree through the window

some ice storm photos at night....

the start of our ice storm March 4, 2008

we have lost power once already.....and are now under a Level 3 emergency.....ice is building thick everywhere....may be as thick as 3/4 inch by morning they say! The ice is blowing against the sides of the house and lines and mailbox. The entire house is covered with ice. I could barely get my garage door open to go pick up Noah early from school....it was covered with a thick sheet of ice. I imagine tomorrow is the sun comes out or even once it is daylight....it could be a beautiful site to see...if I can get out I may try to take some photos.....but if it is not safe I am staying put here! The bird chimes below froze during mid swing...the wind is whipping around like crazy and as things freeze however they are blowing is how they freeze fast! All these photos were taken through glass......so they are not the best quality....well except the bird chime. I will have to get OUTside and take some tomorrow if I can.

Here are a few shots I snapped before daylight ended:



















I have no idea why it looks like there are spots of fire in my backyard there in the grass....maybe it was a reflection from my camera on the glass window.....very odd looking though...