Sparkly

After Saturday night's snow/sleet/rain combination, my car was encased in a good inch of ice. I should have defrosted the thing yesterday, since I wasn't doing much else, but I didn't. So this morning, it took about fifteen minutes for DH and the heater to get enough of the ice removed so I could drive the car to work.

Glittery ice crystals that formed on the standing snow reflected the sun and I had to wear sunglasses to keep from being blinded. The temperature was 4 degrees today when I ventured out--yes, that's 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Roads were clear, but I nearly slipped and fell on the slick sidewalk outside the back door.

When I took a good look around, though, I decided that the sparkles were pretty, even if the weather was freezing.