All this is reminding me of last month's super cold weather in Chicago.
There were long icicles hanging from our roof. Art was fascinated with them. He was interested in how the drops were dripping to form the icicle and decided he would try to catch a drip. We were BOTH at the window trying to catch a drip. The neighbors would have thought we were crazy or had a LOT of time on our hands.
After awhile I noticed that the icicles formed some interesting shapes.
I rather thought this looked like a woman's form.
OK... So I have a rather fertile imagination....
Maybe it's because I didn't have many toys when I was growing up?
Goodness, those have to be the biggest icicles I have ever seen! Great photos Kay, hope you warm up soon - must be the thought of those icicles :)
ReplyDeleteinteresting icicles, I noticed we are colder here in the desert this winter than last year when we had just moved from a colder climate. It gets 50 degrees and we want to put on another log.
ReplyDeleteAnd we know what happens to us when we don't have toys when we're growing up, don't we! You would have a wonderful imagination regardless. These are really great shots and so beautiful, thanks for sharing, Kay!
ReplyDeleteKay;
ReplyDeleteI am still seeing ice forming out my door.. I now have a new appreciation for the form that ice takes while freezing...I saw the ice princess..she has a great figure!
Toys such as the cook set also help with role playing, an important part of child development.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great camera! Excellent attention to detail.
That's cool. I sometimes see pictures in tile floors....I know that's weird but I do.
ReplyDeleteGood work! You caught the drop dripping. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIs your closing line the answer to your previous post's question?
Did you and Art have neighbouring icicles and bet on which one would drip first?
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of Art taking photos! They turned out beautifully too.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of beauty in winter, but I think I'll always like summer best. If only our cold snaps were low-60s like Hawaii!
I remember icicles as a kid too and still do to this day.
ReplyDeleteI see them hanging around on roofs and always think, "WOW, that's a long one!" and always want to go over there and break it down... LOL... but of course I won't but I really want to!! hehehe..
Great photos!!
Very interesting icicles Kay! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous on a variety of levels.
ReplyDeleteThe icicles of themselves are deserving of attention. They're truly beautiful. I don'tknow that I've ever taken the time to notice them at close range like that.
Your imagination is inspiring. It just made me so curious to run outside and see what forms I could find hanging from the house.
Art is so great!! I love his spirit of adventure and his curiosity! What patience he displayed waiting for the drop to form so he could capture it.
I think I want to know how the two of you met. Was it love at first sight? Did you have to use your feminine wiles to get his attention? Did he have to fight to win your heart? Did your parents approve? You seem like a couple that I'd love to chat with in our living room.
hmmmm.... all of this from a post about icicles, eh? Yup! It stirred up a lot of thoughts and I enjoyed it immensely!
Great photos of icicles. Today we have a scene like your photos, the trees are heavy with snow as well. Here when we get to high 30's we celebrate!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos.
ReplyDeleteKay- you "re-localizing!" LOL
Aloha-
Denise: They really were huge. I do feel like a kid when I see one. I like sticking my hand out the window and breaking a long one just for the fun of it. I love it when they talk about a cold snap in Hawaii because the temperatures drop into the 60's. Puhhhhhlease....
ReplyDeleteLin: Weird how we're all getting colder weather.
Sylvia: We must all not have had many toys then because this blogging group has the most creative people around. Thank YOU, Sylvia.
Peggy: Good eyes, Peg! We always did think alike.
Gigi: Thanks a bunch! Art's the detail guy. Must be the engineer in him.
Jill: OK...I'm letting it all hang out too. I also stare at tile floors and see things some times... the clouds, the trees, etc. It's either that or I'm just day dreaming. Sigh.
Dina: Actually, Art wanted to catch the drop in midfall. He's such a nut for deciding he wanted to do that and I'm such a nut for trying to beat him at his game.
And you're right about the answer to the question posed in the previous post. You always were extremely perceptive.
Amanda: You're really reading our minds. If there were two icicles long enough right next to each other we would have done something like that. But there was just that one humongous one right outside the bathroom window that caught our eye.
Susan: You're right. Winter has it's beautiful moments but I'm definitely a spring-fall person. Summer is too hot for me. It must be gorgeous in Ireland though.
Michele: Not me, Michele. No restraints when it comes to icicles. I like to pull them off but you have to be careful because they can be quite dangerous.
Sherri: I do have fun with icicles.
Caryn: You really do write the most amazing comments, Caryn. You are such a creative thinker. You see one idea and you come up with such beautiful tangents. I wish you were my neighbor.
How did Art and I meet? Hmmm... that sounds like an idea for a post. :-)
Cheryl: Gosh, Cheryl. Maine sounds like Chicago. In spring I've seen people suddenly pop up in t-shirts when it hits 40 because they're so euphoric!
Cloudia: I think you're right. I've had on a little light jacket all day. How crazy is that?
I LOVE your icicle photos! Having lived in mostly warm climates all my life, I haven't had much experience with icicles, but I find them fascinating. I chuckled when I read how you and your husband had a little competition going on to catch a pic of the drip and what the neighbors thought.
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MY GOODNESS, Kay! I have never seen icicles up close and personal before. Thanks for the reminder that they actually exist - somewhere. This is nice to look at but, makes me glad I live in Texas.LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm new to your blog, and I have to say, those icicles are fascinating and works of art. I agree with the woman shape. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a woman's form Kay. Quite incredible photos. You could enter that one somewhere actually.
ReplyDeletemy niece just moved to Canada last winter and was so thrilled of the icicles that formed on their roof... she showed me the photos and it was like stalagmites in the caves! it seems that their house was the only one with icicles in the block, queer!it must be amazing!
ReplyDeleteps
you're right, it is a woman's figure
When I got to the end and you said that maybe it was because you didn't have a lot of toys as a kid, I laughed outloud!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so funny, Kay!!