Friday, March 06, 2015

Downspout Ice

Andy | Friday, March 06, 2015 | Best Blogger Tips

On a cold sunny winter day up on the roof, the snow begins a slow melt. The melt runs into the eavestroughs then into the downspout where the temperatures are colder. Thus we get ice flows like this one.

17 comments:

  1. Still strange that a liquid changes in cristal because of a temperature change.

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  2. Hope the melting and freezing doesn't ruin your roof!

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  3. Our problems are a little different here. I just walked the pups for the last time in the woods. The mosquitoes were so thick I bathed in the Benadryl lotion when I got home. No more hikes in the woods. It was a little too warm any way.

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  4. I remember seeing sights like this when I was growing up in the midwest.

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  5. Looks cool but as a homeowner, it drives me nuts.

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  6. Ice art! It's not melting here yet.

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  7. I can see from this shot that no trees are blooming in your area yet. I like the way the sun glitters on the ice.

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  8. We see that tendency here as well, though not as of yet.

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  9. There are some fabulous icicles around town this year, Andy!

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  10. Ice jewels! Beautiful. Spring must be coming.

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  11. That's pretty amazing, I can't imagine what it's like when that lot melts!

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  12. I think that when you live in an area that rarely sees ice (except in a freezer), that it appears very beautiful. I would imagine by this time of year you are ready to see the crocus peeking their heads out of the ground.

    Stay warm,
    Genie

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  13. it's crazy that water can freeze like that. You would think that if it's running, it wouldn't freeze. But no.
    Great catch!

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