Views from the Porch January 2008

As you can see, I am having fun with this new blogging toy. Three posts in one day... Whew!

Occasionally I do a series of pictures from my porch. This may seem unusual but I have a GREAT view from my porch, one that I rarely get tired of. Sure, there are other houses with big, blank walls everywhere, but if you look near or far, the pictures are stunning at times.

This time I chose to look near. As a kid, I loved icicles and loved to watch them form. I was always amazed at how they melted and grew at the same time. Stalactites and Stalagmites carry a similar fascination, but I just don’t have the patience or time to watch them form. Icicles are different, transient and beautiful if you catch them on the right day.

We had a storm that dumped about 14“ of snow in our front yard on Monday, so today we have icicles! If you look close, you can see them forming and dripping at the same time. Mayflies, icicles and humans, it’s their brief lives that fascinate us.

They also just came and towed the Mercedes, who knows when it will be back.