Day 331 - Frozen Drain Chain

You know those chains that people put up instead of downspouts?  The water follows the chain to the ground instead of rattling around in a hollow downspout.  They add a little bit of style to an otherwise ordinary necessity.  Well, at least here in the rainy Pacific Northwest it's a necessity...

When I walked up to the entrance to my bank after work today their drain chains caught my eye.  There is one on either side of the entrance, and because of significant cold snap we're in the middle of right now both of them were encased in solid ice.  Had they been in the bright sun they would have been even more striking!

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