My icicle is bigger than yours

Icicles are so large (and plentiful) this season they should be registered as lethal weapons! Have a look at these and share your photos.

February 18, 2010 at 6:07PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

(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.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This two above are from Robbinsdale.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A house in Edina.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

My house

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This house had the most - and the longest.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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.

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