(Update: I've gotten several photos so far- keep them coming!)

Persistent snowcover, several rains and a lack of a strong thaw have created the perfect conditions for the ice.The icicles have been fun to look at in many neighborhoods. Here's a sampling.

This two above are from Robbinsdale.

A house in Edina.

My house

This house had the most - and the longest.

The late-afternoon lighting was pretty as it hit the icicles.

We want to see your photos, too. Send a jpeg to rhonda.prast@startribune.com, with "Icicles" as the subject. Or upload them to our site here. We'll share what we get in a future post.