White winter arrives...

Winter finally arrives in Western New York after a really green Christmas and new year's. While some of us (snowboard and ski enthusiasts) may be glad to see snow on the ground again (you can't have a cold winter minus the snow!), we weren't too thrilled to see ice. A couple midwest states have been hit hard by ice storms and while we may have recovered from the October Surprise snow storm, I don't think the trees of WNY can take another big hit. Here are some shots taken this morning on my way to work of how the trees are holding up...