Thursday, February 5, 2009

When Ice Looks Nice

Undoubtedly my neighbors think I am a little crazy. This afternoon I was out in my front yard, raking the snow around. I could almost feel the questions flying through the air in my general direction.

What is she doing?
Is she raking... the snow? Why?
Is it some kind of snow Zen garden?

Nope. If you must know I was raking the mounds of snow onto the dry spots on my lawn so that all the snow would melt off my lawn more quickly. It has actually been pretty decent the past few days and my snow is starting to melt. Hooray!

So maybe I am a little crazy. Either that or extremely ready for Spring.

There is one thing that I will miss once we finally stay above freezing for more than a few days at a time... the HUGE ice castle not far from our house. The boys want me to drive by it every time we go anywhere in the car.

Can you blame them?
Standing near the base, looking way up.

Check out the intricate shapes.

Watch your step!

They light up the ice castle at night, so I had to drive by on my way home from work one night to snap a picture. Pretty, huh?

To give you some idea of the size of this thing, these smaller columns are taller than I am! The entire castle is actually taller than the creator's house!

So although we will not miss winter or the snow, I think my boys will miss watching the ice castle and how it grows and changes.

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42 comments:

  1. IndraniFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    The ice castles are beautiful, I was gazing at them awe-struck. Were I a child I too would have missed!

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  2. Alex @ I'm the MomFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Oh wow! That is stunning!! I am seriously impressed. I would definitely miss seeing that daily once Spring arrives.

    And maybe raking snow is a little crazy, but everyone has a little crazy in them. It's what makes the world go round lol.

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  3. JenFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:45 PM

    Wow, that is amazing!

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  4. Jill @ Sneaky MommaFebruary 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Beautiful! I can see why you'd miss it. :)

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  5. Pam EmmonsFebruary 5, 2009 at 7:03 PM

    Ok, that is so cool!

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  6. Vixen of Vixensden.comFebruary 5, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    I know some will call me crazy (I might have called myself crazy if I had seen this day before yesterday when I was at the beach in February!), but I miss Utah winters.

    That ice IS nice.

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  7. ChrisFebruary 5, 2009 at 8:22 PM

    WHERE is that? That's the coolest thing I've seen all winter!

    And raking snow -- I'm right there with you.

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  8. MandyFebruary 5, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    WoW! I have never seen anything quite like that, too cool!

    Send me your email please so I can send you the code for your "Guest Contributor" button. Thanks! Your awesome!

    gasnb@Msn.com

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  9. LindsayFebruary 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    That is SOOO cool!! I've never seen anything like that...and we live in the frozen tundra, too!

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  10. Carrie and Troy KeiserFebruary 5, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    That is one cool bit of ice!
    I've never raked snow, but I have stood in the street trying to break up the ice so that the road will melt and I will no longer have to park on it..... people are not kind and drive by WAY too fast and splash ya!

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  11. KaleiFebruary 5, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    I love ice sculptures and Ice castles! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos!

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  12. tiarastantrumsFebruary 5, 2009 at 10:15 PM

    it is pretty fantastic - I'd want to drive by it everyday too

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  13. momsthewordFebruary 5, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    Cool pictures! There was a house not to far from us that made a big mound of snow and then put a sign on it counting how many days the mound lasted. It was funny driving by and seeing the mound get smaller and smaller (and the numbers of days bigger and bigger) as the ice began to melt.

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  14. scrappysueFebruary 5, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    wow! is that for real? amazing photos you took

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  15. Mother HoodFebruary 5, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    That is so pretty! I've never seen such a thing!

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  16. DevriFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:21 AM

    That is amazing, thanks I agree I won't miss winter either.

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  17. AmandaFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:34 AM

    Wow that is really neat and really beautiful! The snow should start melting around here tomorrow too, its going to be 52!!!

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  18. tammiFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:48 AM

    Cool!

    I totally rake the snow too once it gets to the point where there are bare patches all over the place. I'm just SO stinkin' ready by then for ALL OF IT to be GONE!!!

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  19. JennersFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    Wow! That is really cool! I've never seen anything quite like that! I love that some people are able to take "negative" things like cold, snow, ice and turn them into something beautiful like this!

    And I think that is a great idea to rake the snow! : )

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  20. kayerjFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    I saw that on the news the other night. I'll bet its something to see up close

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  21. Izzy, Emmy 'N AlexanderFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    Wow, that is fascinating! I've never seen anything like it! I'd drive by it everyday too.

    Glad to see it's warming up a little and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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  22. Kelly Deneen RaymondFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    That is awesome! Wow! I love ice castles. :)

    BTW, I vacuum my lawn, so I can't pass judgement. hehe.

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  23. SusieFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    OMGoodness that is sooo cool! OK, I guess maybe winter is almost acceptable with that kind of stuff around.

    Um, no, I change my mind. C'mon spring!

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    I love that ice castle.

    I like the idea of a Zen ice garden. I think it's good to keep the neighbors on their toes.

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  25. AngelaFebruary 6, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    Oh my goodness! I would probably think you were crazy too for raking the snow but since you explained why, that is a great idea! The ice castle is amazing!! Where do you live? A man around here used to do stuff like that with ice or snow and they were beautiful. They would always put them on the local news so he would have so much traffic by his house! Craziness I tell you!!

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  26. MamaGeek @ Works For UsFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    Oh wow, that is SO STINKING COOL! I can't imagine building something like that!

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  27. Aunt JulieFebruary 6, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    I've never seen anything like that ice castle before. Magnificent! Now, raking the snow is another deal all together. You remind me, slightly, of my MIL!

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  28. UnknownFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    That is so fascinating!

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  29. Ms. TeeFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Wow, the ice castle is amazing! I've never seen anything like that in the South. lol :)

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  30. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    That is absolutely fantastic! I love it!

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  31. maggieFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:21 PM

    Oh my gosh, that's amazing. Wow. Very cool.

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  32. AmandaFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    Thanks for stopping by from SITS today.
    Raking the snow may seem strange until you find out the reason behind it! And bring on SPRING, so ready for it!

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  33. Aunt SpicyFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    Stunning, just stunning...no wonder your boys always want to drive by!

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  34. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Oh how majestic. Yes, majestic.

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  35. MichelleFebruary 7, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    That is stunning and you captured it beautifully.

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  36. CCFebruary 7, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    Absolutely incredible!!!!!

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  37. JenFebruary 7, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    Smart thinking for your lawn. I love ice sculptures they're so pretty. Lake Louise in Canada had some fabulous ones.

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  38. HeatherFebruary 7, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    I would want to drive by them every day too! They are beautiful!

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  39. UnknownFebruary 7, 2009 at 7:20 PM

    Very cool. I don't think I could ever do something like that...being outside sculpting ice...way too cold.

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  40. NatalieFebruary 7, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    those are amazing! it makes me shiver to think about how cold it has to be to maintain that thing!!! wow.

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  41. Dennis and LeslieFebruary 7, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    OMGosh! That's amazing! I'm so jealous that you live by that snow castle, so cool!

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  42. Ms. CandiceFebruary 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Wow, what an enterprising individual to make that in their yard!

    CanCan

    www.MomMostTraveled.com

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