On and off. But the ice doesn’t seem to be building up any more.

Channel 10 says about 50,000 Upstate New York homes are without power as of this afternoon.

It’s probably a good thing that it was a holiday today — fewer commuters than normal — although I went out at lunch time and the roads had been salted and were fine for driving.

I took this photo looking up my street about 3:30 p.m. I’d been working, glanced out, and was struck again by how winter renders the world in monochromatic colors. It sure is easy on the eyes, isn’t it.