Ice storm
The winter of 2009-2010 was bad, by our rather lax Texas standards.
There was a big snowstorm on Christmas Eve that left 7″ of snow. (I know. Those of you who get actual snow are laughing at me right now, aren’t you?) But for us, it was a lot.
Then at the end of January, we got snow and ice. And it stayed cold for a while, with just enough sun during the day that all that frozen stuff could start to melt a little bit. But not much: in the morning the trees had icicles that looked like the prisms on a chandelier. It was pretty.
But it was also cold, and I was glad when summer arrived.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.30.2010
Posted on December 25, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, lubbock, lubbock texas, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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This is not Texas as I think of it. We don’t get this kind of weather every year in my part of Canada, so can appreciate the impact of such an event in your area.
Our ‘recent’ memorable event was nearly 20 years ago when we had 1 metre of snow in 24 hours – a cold continental outflow wind slid under a very wet pineapple express from Hawaii and it snowed and snowed. It even cracked the rafters in my house. But it was wonderful too – so quiet, no vehicles anywhere near for days while they figured out how to clear the snow.
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Wow! Were you worried that your house was about to collapse? Almost the only thing I like about snow is how very quiet everything is – it’s like living inside a down comforter.
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I was a bit worried about the roof when I had a look in the attic. Very cheap construction, and repaired in adjacent spot once before, so I think it must have happened in the previous big snow in the late 40’s just after the house was built. It is quite a low pitch roof, so I shovelled it off and then it was OK. The carport roof, with deck on it, was held up for a about a 16×14′ area by two 4x4s (one of them yellow cedar) and nailed into house wall. That bit was probably quite precarious prior to removing the snow. Have since replaced the posts so that part is OK.
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Our house was built in the late 1970s, and the construction is terrible. It used to creak when the wind was strong, and from the west. On really bad days it sounded like the roof was about to blow away. We’ve repaired it now, so maybe the roof will stay on!
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