tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post2525723949349784502..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Have a Slice of Ice?Donna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66040069616300077822015-03-02T21:55:18.268-05:002015-03-02T21:55:18.268-05:00Sure. Which photo?Sure. Which photo?Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-64613914773657853732015-03-02T20:26:01.343-05:002015-03-02T20:26:01.343-05:00I'd never seen one quite this big either. I&#...I'd never seen one quite this big either. I'm mending, thanks!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-15139510501738318852015-03-02T19:58:08.183-05:002015-03-02T19:58:08.183-05:00Donna, do you want to send in your February to Mar...Donna, do you want to send in your February to March poem that is above with the icicle photo for winter whisperings as a 2nd offering?Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73807450517049547382015-03-02T19:56:43.787-05:002015-03-02T19:56:43.787-05:00Donna, what a story this slice of ice is. Danger l...Donna, what a story this slice of ice is. Danger lurks right outside your house. I hope you are on the mend soon. I've seen large icicles but never to the magnitude of yours. Stay well.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-87119756699139717592015-03-01T22:52:58.718-05:002015-03-01T22:52:58.718-05:00I'm back to making myself remember my cellphon...I'm back to making myself remember my cellphone every time I leave the house now. The steps are slippery and I've fallen down them more than once this year so far. With the cold and the area we are in, you wouldn't want to be lying out there too long without help.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-64561290819860483832015-03-01T22:50:44.050-05:002015-03-01T22:50:44.050-05:00Do it ever so carefully if you do...you never know...Do it ever so carefully if you do...you never know how much may be coming down at once and when it starts, there's no holding it back.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-12368036042497643122015-03-01T22:49:33.637-05:002015-03-01T22:49:33.637-05:00Yeah! I keep looking at the picture I took of the...Yeah! I keep looking at the picture I took of the ice and marveling that I was able to keep it from knocking me out.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-25255736553463512742015-03-01T22:47:25.837-05:002015-03-01T22:47:25.837-05:00Last week, ice fell off a building in Portland, ME...Last week, ice fell off a building in Portland, ME, and totaled a car. They aren't anything to take lightly (no pun had been intended, but now that I see it...pun accepted).<br />So, here we come March!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-19214323123987684212015-03-01T22:43:38.399-05:002015-03-01T22:43:38.399-05:00Yes, they really were more like boulders when they...Yes, they really were more like boulders when they broke...or ice loaves - not slices!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-3309052806865518242015-03-01T22:42:14.345-05:002015-03-01T22:42:14.345-05:00I have trouble going a day without squeezing out a...I have trouble going a day without squeezing out a rhyme!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82737981942002329092015-03-01T22:41:15.582-05:002015-03-01T22:41:15.582-05:00I'm so happy to be around to have written it!I'm so happy to be around to have written it!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-6127893584096234892015-03-01T21:40:32.048-05:002015-03-01T21:40:32.048-05:00wow, that sounds scary! glad you're okay. real...wow, that sounds scary! glad you're okay. really enjoyed the poem at the beginning! It was a fun way to give light to the situation, and I always enjoy rhyming :)Hannah Gallowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119364747351464009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-3582204789385670902015-03-01T18:54:11.316-05:002015-03-01T18:54:11.316-05:00Oh. My. Goodness!!! That is quite a slice! Oh. My. Goodness!!! That is quite a slice! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-41909906929126982122015-03-01T15:43:43.586-05:002015-03-01T15:43:43.586-05:00It's still pretty cold here but with the sun g...It's still pretty cold here but with the sun getting stronger and being up longer more icicles are starting to come loose. With the winter we've had there are some pretty hardy icicles!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66361742928562340562015-03-01T13:15:37.954-05:002015-03-01T13:15:37.954-05:00We have some wicked icicles here in Colorado too, ...We have some wicked icicles here in Colorado too, just waiting to fall, but not yet. High today still in the teens. So glad to have found your blog. We went to a wedding in Drake's Island Maine, a few years ago, beautiful state!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66209698850530728632015-03-01T08:25:06.084-05:002015-03-01T08:25:06.084-05:00Wow. This is a great slice of ice, but it looks l...Wow. This is a great slice of ice, but it looks like it was more like a boulder. I'm glad you escaped with only a few minor boo boos. Welcome to March!Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-44963208601249891352015-03-01T07:06:18.743-05:002015-03-01T07:06:18.743-05:00OH MY that could have been much worse! You have r...OH MY that could have been much worse! You have reminded us all of the power of ice! I once had a large unwieldy icicle's fall break through a window! Be careful out there! drferreriblogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08800953133789773280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73704723443073970942015-03-01T02:12:22.574-05:002015-03-01T02:12:22.574-05:00Goodness - you were lucky! I was just thinking of ...Goodness - you were lucky! I was just thinking of taking a shovel to some of the icicles hanging off our front porch...but I think your slice changed my mind, Donna.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-90113237053717276782015-03-01T01:46:05.498-05:002015-03-01T01:46:05.498-05:00Oh ouch...I am glad you survived! That icicle did...Oh ouch...I am glad you survived! That icicle did seem to be after you! Slice of ice, indeed! :)writekimwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910094603036735657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-3246397990796165922015-03-01T01:38:18.558-05:002015-03-01T01:38:18.558-05:00Oh my goodness, Donna, I've never imagined suc...Oh my goodness, Donna, I've never imagined such a deadly weapon, except in books maybe. This is certainly a memorable winter, and I'm so happy you're just a little bit wounded. Lucky fast response time! Here we go again in the further adventures of slicing...Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com