This is just a photo that I happened onto today. It was so "cool" looking that I couldn't pass it up. I had to post it.

Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival
Visitors look at huge ice sculptures at Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, northern part of Japan, February 2, 2009. The ice sculptures which were made by jetting the water of Lake Shikotsu with sprinklers, attracted 270,000 visitors last year and goes on till Feb 15.