Winter Wonderland

We had a big ice storm yesterday. It sleeted all night, and then froze all day followed by a dusting of snow in the evening. I took work home Monday night so I didn't have to drive to Des Moines. The picture above is a branch on a bush by my driveway.
The tree by the house next door is leaning toward my house. I trimmed all the branches that were above my roof last summer, and I'm glad I did because the other branches that are normally high above my head were almost touching the ground because of the ice.

All the trees in my yard lost a bunch of branches last Feb. during an ice storm. I think the rest might have cracked yesterday. I guess this spring I'll just have a bunch of trunks...and a big pile of firewood.
This is the bush next to my driveway again. It really is very pretty...like an ice castle. I tried to walk the dog around the block and couldn't because all the trees by the sidewalk were so heavy the branches blocked the sidewalk. I like to look at it from the comfort of my warm house with a cup of hot chocolate in hand. :)