Third the idea of giving yourself assignments. Pick a color or a number and for a month, take your camera everywhere and anytime you see a large block of that color or you see three of something (if you picked 3), take a picture of it. Go for variety. Don't worry too much about the settings on your camera. Just pop off a few shots from different angles and have fun. Resist the urge to download them to your computer - keep them on your card and look at them from time to time. Don't be afraid to self-edit but try to fill your card. I noticed many of your shots are wide-angle. Try the opposite: get in close and take shots of the same subject with most of it out of frame.
I thought your "Breaking the Ice" pictures were great. Make a series out of it and look for things that have cracks in them - sidewalks, walls, glass, worn leather - or things with a similar random spirals pattern - spider webs and lace.
You seem to like the night trail shots. What about doing the same thing but in a slightly more trafficked area where people might start and stop like at an intersection. You should get a nice effect with some "ghosts" where people stand still for a few seconds. Or places where people smoke should produce interesting spots of light.
Since my iPhone has a camera, I've started taking daily photos with it. Since it's just a wimpy camera with no settings, it's been fun and challenging trying to compose a quality photo. I've found that imposing limitations can generate really interesting results.
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