The Neon Nurse's Charting

We went to town to run a few errands today. One of the desired objectives was to see if Caro could snag a walk-in appointment to get her hair cut. Luck was with us, and she hit exactly the right time window. As Mike and I were waiting, I remembered I had wanted to check out the alley nearby, because it held some very photogenic ice displays.

Here's Mike on a snow hill, in his new favorite jacket.



This is the window of the beauty shop where Caro was getting trimmed up. I liked the similarity of the curtains and the ice shapes.



A disused second floor door that probably once had stairs or a fire escape.



This one I messed with in Paintshop to bring out more contrast for the icicles. I think it looks kind of cool. As it were.



Reflections are often good tricks for interesting photos.



Ice Vs. Brick, a study in contrasting texture.



This is a parking lot that used to be a building, which has about 3 1/2 walls standing. You can see part of Main Street through the empty windows. Right now what's parked in there is a boatload of snow. These people parked in the back lot between the bank and the Quizno's building and are probably headed for Daylight Donuts.



I thought this multiple fall of icicles looked like a wedding cake.



Another one I liked for the textures. It's under a gutterspout and has obviously been freezing and melting and freezing for weeks.



I didn't think we had been wandering the alley more than a few minutes, but Caro had to go searching around to find us!