This much snow in Virginia is rare. I don't mind it for a day or two, but it's so cold snow may be on the ground for quite a while. The state didn't have much in the budget for snow removal, so VDOT may have used most of its funding for the late December storm. So far, no snow plows have come along.

The real icicles hanging outside our kitchen look identical to the ones I purchased for the season and have hanging in our entrance gallery. Amazing what they can do in China! We haven't had much snow the last few years, so I suppose we are due.