You know it’s been a long winter when you find yourself taking multiple photos of icicles.

Maybe we won’t be encased in ice forever.

I thought this was a pretty cool effect…the icicles have melted and frozen a bunch of times and the position of the leaves and branches has changed due to the weight of the ice, so most of the icicles aren’t vertical.  I needed the porch railing to give it some perspective.  Would I have analyzed the icicles on my shrubbery if I wasn’t working on this project?  Doubtful.

This project has definitely got me thinking about what to take photos of and carrying my camera more.  I have my tiny camera most of the time, but this morning when I let the dog out the sky was really blue (it always reminds me of 9-11) so I grabbed my big camera (a Canon T1i) and followed Annie out.  When I walked out the door I saw a beautiful hawk sitting in a tree right next to our driveway.  As soon as I got him in my sights, he flew to my neighbor’s tree and made me wish I had a bigger zoom lens.  I should probably learn to use the macro lens I got this Christmas before I ask Santa for a new zoom.