fighting the ice

Monday the ice was anticipated later in the day so the school buses were cancelled, but the morning was fine so James went to school. He had a science test to catch up on after his tournament.
Queen's cancelled evening classes. The walk home was indeed slippery in places. Close to Queen's the sidewalks were ok but further out I walked on the street.

Today the ice was here so the buses weren't running but by the afternoon things were quite nice (above 0) and I peeled up sheets of ice from the driveway.

But the temperature just took a drop and flash froze everything, so we'll see what tomorrow looks like.

When I was out today, the crows were all on the white field which I thought would make a nice picture. When I stopped though they all flew into a tree, so the picture was crows in a tree instead of crows on a field.

 Today steak and shallot jam. A good recipe but I always have difficulty cooking the steaks and this one had quite a bit of gristle. The shallot jam was good and the potatoes were perfect.