Housebound, day four

"Wintry mix" sounds like some sort of trail snack with yogurt-covered raisins and nuts. But when our perky local weather girl uses the phrase there's nothing delicious about it. We're starting Thursday with an unprecedented ice storm in Seattle, the likes of which even old-timers can't recall. Not that we're going anywhere, but right now SeaTac Airport is shut down and all the roads covered in a thick sheet of ice. The temperature is 28, and it continues to "rain" ice on the snow-covered branches and frozen ground. You get the picture.

Tree Man had it up to here yesterday...too cold to even cry.

And the bonsai are chilling out in a miniature Siberia.