We have now experienced another weather phenomenon, freezing rain, and it’s not nice. The rain comes down and wets trees and power lines and the ground and the water freezes. There were warnings about it on my weather site. A little breeze and the ice snaps off and hits the ground or whoever’s passing below. It can bring branches and powerlines down too. If we thought walking on icy snow was difficult, icy ice is much worse! Here are little bits at the bottom of our stairs that have fallen off the tree.
However the icy branches can be beautiful too, as we saw on our train trip to Montreal. When the sun was shining on the icy trees and bushes they glistened as if they were made of glass, quite like some of the fake Christmas trees we see. I tried to get a photo from the train, past the guy in the window seat and through the dirty window. You can almost get the idea.
The train was a little late arriving in Montreal, I think due to the ice. We caught a taxi to our B and B and here we are in a new apartment in a new city. Looks like we have all we need in the neighbourhood. Looking forward to exploring in daylight tomorrow.
Just read your description to Amber and Ella and they are worried about you and wonder why you are there!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Ballarat. They have a wonderful series of floral displays re Christmas here. No ice here, just very pleasant. S. Hill tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteAmazingly staying at the same motel as we did for the bike ride!
Hoping, and expecting that you made some glad little cries of delight when you saw the shining, icy trees from the train to Montreal. Enjoy Montreal - it's a wonderful city - and be careful in the ice!
ReplyDeleteSo cold and so hot here. Enjoy but be careful with the ice. It all looks so pretty. Im in Kiama now and having lots of stimulating conversations... a change from Brissy!!! And Alice recognises me again. Shes a delight.
ReplyDeleteWell girls, happy new year to you all. Painting the town red??!!