Frozen Moment

Here are pictures of a fountain where I work...

This is what it normally looks like:

And here it is during Snowmagedon 2011:

We rarely have frozen water around here!

A Frozen Waterfall By Any Other Name . . .

More pictures from my trip Thursday to Chimney Rock and the scenic Hickory Nut Gorge.

There are any number of cabins lined up along the gorge, all advertising good views of the "chimney" (snigger) and the waterfalls.

Indeed, the waterfalls are gorgeous, even in their frozen state, and I took lots of pictures.

And then I read Kath's post on  . . . oh, dear. . .

Her post on "Rocksnot" . . .  and I'll never get that image out of my mind.  This time it's not my inner English major that's awakened but my inner kindergartner.

Oh, my . . .  will somebody fetch a tissue?

ICE in Your Cell Phone

Not this kind . . .

But this . . . ICE in your cell phone directory means In Case of Emergency and could be helpful should you be in an accident -- unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate.

It's a simple concept: Just store the number of the person you'd want notified in case of such an emergency under the heading ICE. Or ICE1, ICE2, and ICE3, if you have several. Evidently, hospital personnel and emergency responders of all types are aware of this code.

Of course this isn't a substitute for having similar information in your wallet and you may be one of the dwindling few who doesn't even have a cell phone --but if you do -- this might be useful.

Or you may already know about this -- the young woman whose phone I borrowed for this picture (my cell phone stays in the car) showed me that she had ICE numbers stored in her directory.

Pretty cool.

Winter Weather

Where is the winter weather? Here in North Texas, we haven't had any really good ice days or snow days at all. We need at least one or two before Spring arrives. Ice always presents an excellent opportunity to take lots of fun photos. This icy leaf is from winter 2006 in Austin, Texas.