Most of my photos thus far have been taken from the warm confines of my home- capturing the wonderland through the windows. But every once in a while I do venture outside (I have to work, after all), so I decided to snap a couple of shots yesterday evening. Here is our house in all of its snowy glory.
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Pay close attention to the icicles, as that will be our focus from here on....
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Here's a shot of what the neighbors across the street are dealing with....they reach from their roof to their yard...Yikes!
Yesterday we were discussing the crazy amounts of icicles with a couple of friends at church. One mentioned that he had begun to knock them off with a broom handle, in order to relieve the weight from his gutters. Dustin thought this seemed like a pretty good idea, just in case our gutters decide to give way, and we end up with a "Why is the carpet all wet TODD?" situation on our hands. ("I don't know MARGO!")
So that night he went up to attack the stalagtites with the business end of a Swiffer (note: I have no idea which end that would be in this scenario....it just sounded tough). I left him to his project (I had blogging to do...) and didn't hear a peep for fifteen minutes or so....
No, that's not a light saber...or a jousting stick...it is an icicle.
A human sized icicle.
I laughed so hard I nearly peed my pants. Which I could have conveniently blamed on a melted icicle...
From now on, when people bid me goodbye saying "stay safe", I will assume they aren't cautioning me of the road conditions, but rather, warning me of the perils of ice weaponry. En garde!
i'll admit, i just looked at the pictures first, but it really made me laugh to see Dustin with that huge icicle. That is awesome!
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