Frozen Treat

This is one championship, award-winning icicle forming on the west side of the house.  Seriously, this bugger is ginormous. 

Standing on the porch It was a simple matter to take a tape measure to it. And it came-in at a whopping  47 inches from its glacial top down to the pointy tip.

When I was a kid we used to break these off and suck on them.  It was an extra-special winter treat.  Ma Nature's Popsicle.  I'm not sure mom said for sure this was ok - yet I have no memory of any adult discouraging this ice-sampling adventurism.  Nowadays, your typical parent would be horrified at the exposure to something so natural.  And if a neighborhood busybody witnessed this your folks would probably be turned-in to Child and Protective Services for allowing a child access to a sharp, pointy ice-dagger.  Our culture sure has evolved.  Sigh.

You're probably thinking - Hey, did you bust it-off and suck on it? 

After admiring if for three days the answer is I did - the lower-most portion.  No regrets either.  It will regrow - therefore it is not only natural but renewable....