(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.

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