Last week as we were preparing to return to China, the Atlanta area got hit with another blast of winter weather. Sleet and freezing rain fell all day Wednesday, shutting down the city and the airport:
An inch or more of snow fell during the night:
On Thursday morning, it was quite beautiful:
As the temperature rose and wind picked up, the ice melted, creating a rainstorm under the trees (click IceRain for video):
The cold weather seemed to pursue us around the globe. The temperature in our “Spring City” was almost 60 degF when we went out to meet a student for lunch yesterday. But by the end of the day, snowflakes were falling here too. It was cold enough to last through the night, with a coating on trees and cars this morning: 
Without central heating our apartment is quite chilly, so we are looking forward to warmer weather (or climate change, whichever comes first)!
wow, that ice rain video is pretty amazing! I wouldn’t want to be standing under those trees!