In Like a Lion

Old Man Winter decided to make a visit to our area yesterday. Fortunately for us we must have been in a warm pocket because all around us got quite a bit of snow but we got about 2 inches here. We woke up to a steady down pour of rain that lasted throughout the day and at times it turned to sleet when the temp would drop a degree then back to heavy rain. We also had high winds all day long. It was COLD! Around 6:00 last night it turned to snow and within minutes the ground was white. It was a wet, heavy snow so didn't take long to cover everything. Later it rained again then as the temps got lower it all froze and now we have ice mixed with the snow. David decided to go in to work this morning and when he arrived he found only 3 cars in the parking lot and a security guard told him to go back home... there is no electricity in the building. I keep hearing that lots of people are without power in NC and SC. We still have power but the lights keep flickering from time to time. The winds died down some during the night but are picking up again this morning. There is a major pile up of vehicles on I-85... the northbound lanes are backed up for 30 miles and the south bound lanes for 10 miles... as of early this morning. People have been stranded on the interstate since midnight last night. David is back home now, he said the roads are horrible and no one is out driving. We have food, heat and power so we are fortunate. Oh yes, last night we also had snow thunder. It's pretty rare but we had lightening and thundering while it was snowing. So the old saying goes something like this... If March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb. Let's hope the worst is behind us. I'm ready for Spring... to heck with snow and cold, winds and ice! Bring on the warm stuff and sunshine!!! I haven't ventured out today to make any photos. It's just too cold. If I get brave later on I may go out and see if I can find some interesting photos to take and share but for now I am staying inside where it's warm and cozy!