It’s been an interesting week, with an ice storm, snow, and days of power cuts. The ice and snow is all gone now, and we have power again (albeit with an hour outage yesterday evening). But things still feel unstable, and I know other parts of the country aren’t faring so well.

If you missed them, check out the previous two posts on the ice storm, including pictures of the chickens and ducks.

Here’s an aerial drone shot of the pond and snowy environs; you can see the new island in the center, and the ducks nearby:

Duck prints in the snow:

Despite the days of freezing weather, the pond didn’t fully freeze at all; the closest it came was a slushy crust:

The hummingbirds were very hungry with no other food sources:

Ducks on pond bank, with melting snow:

Ducks on the island:

A cam shot of sleepy ducks on the edge of the pond, and on the island. It’s got a bit of a tilt due to water pooling on it, but the edge is still above the water line, so that’s okay:

Hungry hummingbirds again:

Ducks on the lawn:

Let’s finish with a couple of token chicken pictures: