Freezing Cold

    Yesterday I decided to take a walk around Little Italy to try and take some photos.  It was a beautiful day; a fresh layer of snow was glistening on the ground and the sun was high in the cloudless light blue sky.  It was also about 8*F with wind making it feel like 15 below.
    I ended up walking around for about an hour and a half and ended up only taking one photo (seen right).  Even though it was freezing and I got no good photos out of the trip, it was an enjoyable walk.  The streets were pretty empty due to it being Sunday (I'm sure the cold weather also helped) giving me the opportunity to walk around some alleyways and back lots that probably would have gotten me yelled at any other time.  I found some places that I want to go back to once the snow melts, particularly the gardens/patio of a shut down nightclub.  I have a feeling it will look spectacular in the spring time.
    One thing that I did see on my trip that I found to be really interesting was in a courtyard around one of the hospitals.  Steam was pouring out of a grate on the ground right next to a tree.  With the help of the wind the steam passed across the tree, instantly freezing into ice on the branches.  This created a really neat looking  effect and thinking about it now I wish I managed to take a photo.  Oh well, winter is just beginning and I'm sure I'll end up capturing it some time in the future.