Icicles

I think we have one of the largest single home icicle collections in our part of Connecticut. During the day, icicles look menacing, but in the moonlight they take on a whole new appearance, almost a fairy tale likeness.

There are literally hundreds of pounds of ice hanging onto our gutters for dear life. It is a regular phenomenon that takes place every January as the snow begins to melt from the rooftops but has no place to go, so it just hangs out. They are all different shapes, sizes, densities and yes, weight. It's the only collection of anything that I destroy each day hoping to never see it again. But then magically, overnight, they reappear one drop at a time.