Winter Storm Fern And The Clean-up

Winter Storm Fern blew through at the end of January depositing a lot of ice and some snow. In our area the grid power was out for about 5 ½ days. Enough ice accumulated on trees and rooftops to cause significant damage. We weren’t spared as we lost several trees, and many large branches. Some of them came crashing down on our front porch, wood shed and greenhouse. It was surreal to hear a consistent repetition of trees and branches breaking, which sounded like firecrackers or  gunshots, as the weight of ice became too much to bear. Here are some pictures of the damage and our clean-up.