Saturday, January 25, 2014

Louisiana Ice

After yesterday's sub-freezing temperatures and "frozen precipitation," I stepped out onto the patio first thing this morning to take a picture of these tiny icicles hanging from the patio table:



I was back inside, taking my coat off, when Kim called, "Mom, I think you need to bring your camera out again and take a look at the back of the house." So I did. I've lived in this house nearly seventeen years, and it's the first time I've ever seen anything like this:



They looked ever bigger when I stood right under them:



Frankly, I was impressed. Lucy, however, couldn't have cared less.


8 comments:

  1. Wow! Those ARE impressive! Lucy gas the right idea. Smart girl!

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    1. Holly, you wouldn't believe how fast they melted.

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  2. Velvet thank you for fixing mama's picture on Sister Betty's blog....Definately the velvet touch!

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    1. 4th Sister, I was glad to do it. I'm fascinated by old pictures, and cleaning them up (if I can--I've had my share of failures) is a labor of love.

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  3. Those ARE pretty impressive icicles. I'm with Lucy...if it is cold enough for icicles stay in bed!

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    1. Aunt Betsy, I might have crawled right in next to Lucy if she didn't snore like a drunken lumberjack. (Not that I have any actual experience with drunken lumberjacks; I'm just using that term metaphorically).

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  4. That's not what I heard about you and the drunken lumberjacks, water cooler gossip, you know.

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    1. Annette, I swear the rumor wasn't true. First of all, they weren't lumberjacks, just a couple of good ol' boys who worked at the Home Depot. Secondly, they were only slightly snockered (they'd split a six-pack after work). And nobody slept.

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