Weather: low 30 degrees, high 38 degrees, cloudy skies, rain most of the day
The weather didn't get as bad as was threatened here. That is, until about daybreak this morning, when the rain started and ice began forming on the trees. We didn't get out all day, so we don't know how bad the roads were, but people were in and out of the neighborhood. So, I guess conditions were not too bad.
About mid-afternoon, the ice in the trees started melting and the rain stopped. The temperature is forecast to be below freezing tonnight, so if the roads are wet, there will be ice on them tomorrow. We'll stay home until the sun gets up and melts the ice.
Since this was an enforced stay at home day which we expected, we did the usual things when the weather is bad. Did a little reading, watched a little television, surfed the web, watched some television, checked the weather, looked out at the ice on the trees, fretted about whether the power would go out (it didn't), surfed the web..... I think you get the idea.
I do have some pictures to share tonight that we took previously. This first one is of an old railroad trestle no longer being used that crosses the Elk River a couple miles north of us. When I see scenes like this, I often wonder when it was built, what the circumstances were that caused it to not be used anymore, what happened to the people that built the trestle, and so forth. The bridge is located just north of Veto.
This next picture is of an old house that was probably being used until what looks like a fire occurred. The house is located in the middle of no where, also north of Veto, and just inside Tennessee near Prospect, so it was probably owned by a prosperous farmer long ago. Don't you just love the names of these towns? Actually, they are not even towns. Neither of them have any businesses, just a few houses. I think the best thing they have going for them is their names.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Dahlonega, Georgia: The Heart OF Georgia Wine Country
Not all who wander are lost.
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