Because our water comes from a spring about half a mile away, on the side of the mountain, we have to leave it running 24/7 to avoid a freeze-up. Rather than just run a hose on the ground I prefer to spray the water over a clump of willows in front of the cabin. This creates an ever-changing ice sculpture, one that sometimes grows to many tons of ice and lasts for several weeks.

This morning Lorena threatened to publish a photo of my ice sculpture on her own Homestead blog, so to avoid being scooped, here it is.

Sasquatch ice sculpture 2013