Off topic for this blog, I admit, except that the winter storm forecast has me daydreaming about wet wading creeks during summer! Like a lot of folks in a pretty vast area, I suppose, I’m watching the formation of what’s expected to be a dangerous and destructive winter storm, wondering what it will bring our way.
In Northeast Georgia, where I live, the big looming threat is freezing rain — lots of it — followed by strong winds. If that occurs, which seems more likely than not at this point, it could mean lots of downed trees and widespread power outages.
Thankfully, I work from home and have nowhere I need to be if our roads get ice glazed. And I’ve grabbed the camp stove from the basement and made the charcoal grill handy in case we need them. We’re fine with bundling up and waiting for a thaw, if we loose power.
We do have big trees around our house, which seem bigger than ever as the storm approaches. I’m very glad we had two trees that had died dropped a few months ago.
Rain isn’t supposed to get here until tomorrow afternoon, and won’t turn to wintery precipitation until tomorrow evening. So, there’s still hope the icy forecast will miss and we’ll just get a beautiful snow — or at least a mix of sleet to lessen the ice formation.
Looks like it will be nice tomorrow morning, before the storm arrives. Maybe I need to go fishing?!
Fishing on Foot 