The annual Yorkville IceFest took place this past weekend, and as always, I always get a kick out of seeing the awesome job that the ice sculptors do with blocks of ice. What a great show of talent! Given our weirdly unseasonably warm winter, I’m glad that it was actually cold enough on Saturday and Sunday for the sculptures to stay intact. It’s a shame that today, Monday, the temperature went up to 8C.

I actually walked through the ice sculptures twice. First, on Saturday night, on a rare night off from being a mommy. I didn’t have my DSLR on-hand, but I still managed to snap some photos with my iPhone, which I think turned out pretty cool. I also walked by on Sunday afternoon, this time with my daughter in tow. Although I did have my DSLR on me (I had brought it with me to take some artsy pictures at the RCM), I opted not to use it, for fear of losing sight of my daughter. In contrast to our leisurely night stroll through the ice sculptures on Saturday night, it was an absolute zoo on Sunday afternoon. Too bad, because I would’ve loved to have snapped some interesting shots with my 50mm lens on my DSLR. Still, I think the one daytime shot I got was pretty neat, and it just goes to show how crowded it was over there! So without further ado, here are the IceFest 2012 shots!