First in twenty years

The ice rolled in yesterday afternoon and covered everything.  We realized this fact when something hit the top of the Q with quite a loud noise.  The palm tree we are parked beside was dropping ice laden pieces of fronds, etc.

This morning, our steps are still covered in ice, but Don salted them and was able to go to Bible study at 10 :00… delayed thirty minutes.

The tree beside our site is covered in ice.

A close-up picture gives a better view.

The cloud cover is moving out and the sun is shining, so the ice will not last long.  I hope.

The bank of clouds is going away from us toward the east.

Here’s the palm tree that has been dropping ice on the Q all night and all day today.  I’m really surprised to see fronds still attached.

This is where the seeds grow.  All the seeds have dropped, but the ice loved these tiny twigs.

We’re praying for UPS to show up with one of Don’s vital medications.  He took the last one yesterday morning and should have taken one last night, but was out of it.  Don called UPS this morning and the lady said it should have already been to us and she would trace it and call him.  It is coming from Oklahoma, after all, and traveling conditions haven’t been good.  Also, yesterday, the DPS closed highway 281 and I-83 here, so that’s probably the reason for the UPS delay.

I am staying at the Q (while Don is at Bible study) waiting for the propane truck.  We need a refill in one tank.  Sure don’t want to run out of heating fuel!