Icicle of Doom

North Alabama is experiencing quite the cold snap to start off the new year. In fact, it's the coldest start in 70 years. Temperatures have not been above freezing in almost a week, although that trend may finally come to an end on Monday.

This afternoon, I stepped out back to snap a photo of this 2.5-foot icicle. Timely, too, because an hour later it had plummetted to the ground. The temperature is still only 23 degrees, but I guess the weight plus being in the sun sent the icicle free from the gutter.

Sometimes, winter can be really cool.