Well, this place has been quiet for some time! To break you out of hibernation, here is a shot of a melting icicle. Taken with my new Christmas toy (Pentax K-20D) and my trusty 50mm/f1.7 prime lens, it's a crop of a somewhat larger image. The falling droplet manages to focus the background surprisingly well:
If you rotate the picture, you should be able to make out the barn (immediately to the right) and the house (off to the distance).
I have some other interesting icicle shots, but I'll save them for another day.
