Things are finally starting to thaw out here in the Midwest. The temperature actually got into the 20s yesterday and is supposed to break freezing today. But there is still much ice to contend with. As a matter of fact we now have a new lawn ornament in our front yard as a result of the ice. Here is the story behind that.

Our neighbor from across the road knows that ice and I are a treacherous combination so she usually get our mail for us during these conditions. She is seventy-six years old but refuses to admit it. She is definitely of Hoosier pioneer stock. She attempted to deliver our mail today and managed to slip off our driveway almost into one of our hundred year old oak trees.  Given that she has seven grown kids living within a mile of here several were to her rescue almost immediately. But as seen from the photo below even a farm tractor could not clear her of the tree. They will wait a couple of days for more melt before trying again.