Cold Snap - February 15-17, 2021
Apple weatherman forecasts a chilly week w/an unknown symbol for Monday
Hear the ice hit the roof and look outside Monday morning at 3AM
Check out the backyard and look for ice accumulation
Don't think much snow fell, only ice
18° outside but no more precipitation while this cold
The girls were hoping for more than this but it is better than nothing
Erin wears her new coat, perfect for rolling in snow
Might be icy enough for sledding but who has a sled?
Not enough to cover the yard but 18° will keep it in place today
Street and island are nice and white this morning
Looks like the Galleria ice rink in a way
Today would be a great day for inline skates!
Finish up the half circle panarama
Best ice collection around the tree
The garbage man won't be picking up leaves any time soon
Erin still can't find enough white stuff to assemble a snowman
The neighbors wisely wipered up
100 yard icy straight away not taken advantage of
Walk the neighborhood and look south
Bus stop cactus looks great in ice
The bus will not be coming today or in the next week
A wormhole to Albuquerque opens up . . . hatch green burrito . . . mmmmm
Erin last waited for the bus here 10 months ago
Head back to the house, don't slide into the drain
Our UT albino squirrel finds camouflage in the ice
Roof runoff creates icicles in the bushes
Rain gutters also grow icicles
It is still 20° but the warm sun does its bidding
The ice thins out a little bit but much remains
Single layer feet and legs compels me to go back inside
Over in Fwood, power outages cause water pipes to burst
But luckily in the garage where awaiting concrete collects the debris
May decide on a complete redo of 55 year old piping in the near future
It has been this cold before up in Sallisaw, OK
But 0° is still mighty chilly for man and beast
The new UT football coach mocks League City traffic from . . . up in Austin?
A day later on Tuesday morning and still find ice on the ground!
First time since 1973 the white stuff has lasted more than a day
But 1973 was snow and fun, this is just ice, color, but a great photo op
The cars can get more traction going back into the garage now
Not even the last powerwashing got the driveway so white
Frozen ice runoff in the street
Tire tracks still frozen in the ice
Check the side of the house where ice still remains
The rain gutter is still frozen and iced over
The reason why we can't open the gate from the other side
The ice is great for killing weeds, just hope the grass comes back soon
Our shaded driveway still retains its icy cover
We still have some ice on the other side but the sun is out
Icicles form at the A/C unit rain guard
The 100 yard slideway is disappearing fast
House and trees keep the front yard in shade
Our greatest shade is here and this ice will stay the longest
Where there is sun, there is no ice
Final front view on Tuesday morning
Check out the back yard engulfed in sunlight
One spot left to chill your beverage
Our old fashioned thermometer says it is warming but still less than 32°
More shade, more ice but thinning out
The bougainvillea has frozen twice before and always comes back
No leaves will make for easy trimming next week
Felix is not interested in going outside today, no squirrels anyway
Still have ice Wednesday morning, temps will finally rise above freezing
The temps will rise above freezing and stay that way later today
Still have ice on the roof in the shadows, for now
Still have some ice around the trees but it will be gone after lunch
The recycle man won't visit us for another week
The best ice remains before the office window
Our albino squirrel is losing its camouflage
Step outside 4:30pm Wednesday afternoon in 36° temperatures
Last showing of ice on Thursday morning with temps in the 60's later today
Post freeze vegetation report: The bougainvillea is down but not out
The last three yucca branches may finally come down
You just can't kill clover, it is already coming back!
Will have to get that weed fertilizer after all
The front bushes may finally be removed and new landscaping added
So hard to keep grass alive in this shaded spot, WE WILL RESOD!