Let’s flashback to another warm and lazy day in September of 2013. The dragonflies were circling the pond, landing in their favorite spots, then circling the pond again, for all the world like teenagers cruising downtown in their cars.
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Mysterious Brew
Now for a flashback to a warmer time. I know we are not the coldest part of the country here in OK, but it was -4 degrees F this morning!
I loved the texture and the color in this shot of the pond, taken last September, when the temperature was well above freezing.
Setting Out
Is an adventure in the offing?
Let’s see what is out there!
Balance Beam for Boys
In gymnastics, you don’t find boys on the balance beam.
Find a curb or a log, however, and those boys can balance!
Crazed
That’s how this ice froze, crazed.
I have seen some glass that resembles this ice. Maybe it would be nice to have in a French door between interior rooms. But would it really give the same feeling of wonder as seeing how the water froze over night?
Extinguished
AND, the campfire has been extinguished.
Having solid water nearby on the pond was pretty handy; no need for a bucket or hose!
On Ice
Phase changing
Isn’t it fascinating how water can take two such different forms? Amazing, and it keeps the world interesting and beautiful!
Another guy to identify; what am I?
Walking around the second pond, which was completely iced over, I spotted an odd shaped blueish blob just under the surface of the ice. It did not move as I approached.
I got too close to the boggy edge and one leg sank in up past my knee! Trying to hold my camera up out of the muck and reach a small stick to put under my other foot, I made quite a bit of noise, but the blueish blob showed no signs at all of hearing me. Was it even still alive?
Finally free of the muck (with the muck-&-water-filled boot still on!), I found a way to get close enough to break the ice with a stick. Even this ruckus did not disturb blueish blob. I finally poked at her tail and she stretched out her hind feet a little, then eased away from my stick and resumed her quiet wait – for a meal to pass by?
All Crystals & Glitter
Originally the pond was iced over in a smooth sheet, which then was dusted with glittery snow.
Bridger and his cousin broke the ice near the edge of the pond, thinking they might fish. The edge re-froze in these wonderfully organic crystalline patterns 🙂
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