Freezing Rains to Slippery Roads: An ode to New York Winter

After weeks of heavy snow, its time for some freezing rain. Since last night, its been raining and now the view outside - almost everything is covered with a sheet of ice. The tree looks like it has frozen in time and the water on the window pane is frozen on its way down. And the snow lying on the road sides, also got an 'icy' face lift. 

                                                                         Frozen in Time

Another, effect of the freezing rain is of course - the slippery roads. And weather advisory issued, was 'Snow, Sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads', which turned out to be precisely right. The sidewalks look like a slushy mess, and the street corners have become water ponds. And a walk on the street is just 'Slip n Slide', or as, skating on the road.

With all this ice around, I braved an 'icy' trip to the grocery store this morning -it was quite an adventure; had no idea that the sidewalks won't be for walking but for sliding. According to the weather forecasts, the rains will stop by afternoon and I just hope that the ice on the sidewalks melts, otherwise, the skating will have to continue for another day.

Freezing Rain and ice and slippery roads; it's tougher than a blizzard.