Tuesday rains combined with freezing temperatures caused much of McHenry County to be encased in ice Wednesday.
Laverne Lund of Cary prepares to toss a toy for her 8-year-old yellow Labrador, Manny, on Wednesday at the Hoffman Park dog park in Cary. Lund and Manny are used to the cold, and the weather rarely stops them from their daily visit to the dog park. "Manny is ready to go anytime. He loves to come to the park," Lund said.
Ice encases berries on a tree Wednesday at Lippold Park in Crystal Lake.
Icicles hang from a Spring Street road sign Wednesday in Cary. Spring begins March 20.
Ice encases buds on a tree Wednesday at Lippold Park in Crystal Lake.
Frozen leaves with icicles droop from a nearby tree as Laverne Lund of Cary walks through the Hoffman Park dog park with her 8-year-old yellow Labrador, Manny, on Wednesday in Cary.
Ice encases a berry on a tree Wednesday at Lippold Park in Crystal Lake.
Laverne Lund and her 8-year-old yellow Labrador, Manny, head for the frozen gate at the Hoffman Park dog park in Cary.