Over the holiday’s, I headed back up north to Vermont. When I arrived, I had just missed the ice storm that took out power, phone lines and many, many, many trees. Although the ice made everything look like a winter wonderland, there was a lot of damage.
For this week, I thought we’d take a look at the damage first. Completely different in comparison to the ice storm we saw in Texas at the beginning of the month. The ice was EVERYWHERE!
Check out the layer of ice on the above signs. Amazing how something so thin can accumulate so much ice.
The following pictures (along with the initial photo in this post) were all taken down one stretch of back road in Berkshire. In my opinion, this road was the hardest hit that we saw and this was about a week after the ice storm. Goes to show how much work needed and was being done elsewhere.
These last few pictures were taken between Berkshire and Enosburg. Hidden drives are now pretty hidden… 
Hopefully, the cold madness stops and everyone can have their electricity, phone lines and properties restored soon!
Today I’m linking up with Photography Essentials, The Jenny Evolution and Communal Global for{Wordless Wednesday}.
Oh wow! We can’t even call our winter weather an ice storm after seeing these pictures! While it is pretty, it causes so much stress! Praying all is restored soon.
It’s a bit different up there, even though they’re more prepared for it. Hope you had fun seeing King George last night!
Those pics look eerily beautiful. I have never seen snow like that in person, but then again, below 45F, I can no longer function. 🙂
Thank you! You’ve never seen snow?! I guess coming from the North, that’s new to me. Someday, you should definitely venture and see what you think! 🙂
Beautfiful pictures you captured. I wish Texas would got good ol plain snow and not ice.
Thank you! I know – I’d love some snow and some good snowman weather at least once!
Wow – looks so cold!
Burrr is right! Although, I will say the winter weather between Texas and Vermont is incredibly different. Texas, the wind whips thru and makes it feel so much colder. Vermont just looks cold but I would say it’s not that bad, haha.
Do I say thanks a bunch for sending it over here in the form of rain. Seriously that looks like some serious cold weather you had.
Haha, you’re welcome! Do you get a lot of snow over there in the winter?
Sometimes we do, had none this year though. I’d love to live where it snows, can’t vouch for the wife though
I bet you like being a Texas transplant now!!! Beautiful photos, but much too cold for me. I also love the name of your blog!!
Thank you and thank you! Being a Texas transplant has it’s advantages and disadvantages. No snow vs a severe wind that just whips across this flat land. Give and take. Come back next Wednesday, I’ll be showing some more scenic photos of the Vermont winter. My winter wonderland!
amazing shot, picture No.8 though is truly stunning, something about the slight blue to the light that really makes it stand out
mollyxxx
Thank you! The hue is pretty nice. Hope you can come back next Wednesday. I’ll have more scenic pictures of the winter wonderland I call Vermont!
Wow, that’s crazy weather, but it makes for beautiful photography…like yours.
Keep warm!
Thank you! It was pretty crazy. Hope you are able to come back next Wednesday for some scenic photographs. They’re a little prettier. Have a great weekend!
Wow…Your photos are just amazing in telling the story of the damage that has taken place. They give such a dreary feel to them, so cold and lonely. Great story telling!
Thanks! Be sure to come back next week and hopefully see the uplifting side of it all, the ice sure did make for a breathtaking view.
How long have people been without power? The only time I can remember seeing an ice storm was sometime in the mid-90’s when one hit west Tennessee pretty bad. We didn’t have power for a week, but I was a kid so I thought the whole experience was pretty cool. It’s much different when you’re an adult!
This was around Christmas. Some people were without power for a week. Others were without a phone line. Some, the power has come and gone for two weeks (that I know of). It really just seemed to depend where you were. It was amazing how many linemen came from different states and worked long hours and straight through Christmas trying to clean everything up. It was very appreciated. I think as an adult, when the power goes out it’s a completely different story, haha.
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