Geese, ducks, and even swans had returned to the open areas. The sun had melted all the ice on the road, making the walk around the loop a lot more pleasant.
Then along came our latest storm, "Snowpocalypse". Most of Saturday morning it rained, sometimes sideways. As the day wore on it began to flurry, then snow in earnest. Then, at 2PM, the power went out. Our little place has nothing for heat except a heat pump. It began to get pretty cold pretty quickly. We kept putting on more and more clothes as the afternoon went on.
At dinner we could only have tuna salad. There was no way to warm anything else. Shortly after that we looked at the 4-5 inches of snow that had accumulated, lit some candles, and went upstairs. Each of us ended up in bed with 4 or 5 layers on plus covers piled on top. It was passably warm.
At 10PM the power came on for about a minute, then went off again. At midnight it came back on for good.
Today, "Icyteague" and "Chincofreeze" are transformed. Under the cold temperatures and influence of high tides a layer of ice was left on the marshes around us.
The tidal gut itself was clear of ice, though, unlike in the past. Icicles hung from the rafters.
As the sun rose, it reflected from all the ice.
Over by the causeway to Assateague the ice was high enough so that low tide seemed like high tide.
Chincoteague road crews had done their usual sterling job, leaving the snow on the roads until it got pounded into glare ice.
Over by Piney Island I could see the tide running out from under the ice on its way back to the bay.
Just finished reading about how the weekend storm affected the Island. Have to admit you were hit worse than here on the mainland. If you lived closer, we would have invited you for dinner! Thankfully, we didn't lose power.
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