Jo was home for a week’s vacation (timed to meet her brand new niece, Baylee). She lucked out to witness ice out. Even though she grew up observing this evidence of spring each year, it had been a few years since her last time. It was fun to hang out and ‘chill’.
Jo was home for a week’s vacation (timed to meet her brand new niece, Baylee). She lucked out to witness ice out. Even though she grew up observing this evidence of spring each year, it had been a few years since her last time. It was fun to hang out and ‘chill’.
Overnight (March 27), the minus Celsius temperatures caused the small areas of melted lake to freeze again, locking and elevating the ice floes that had broken loose, floating free the day before.
At some point, a skim of ice was formed and a remnant held tight to the edge of this chunk.
It’s been three weeks since the ice moved out and the lake opened up. I haven’t had a chance to share all the cool images captured before it left.
This particular day, Joanna was playing around with my camera when we were startled by a sudden, strange noise. A large piece of submerged ice broke loose and surfaced like a lazy whale. As soon as our heart beats returned to normal, I reminded Jo she had the camera.
I’m not sure why this ridge was formed in the ice. Perhaps the receding water levels below the frozen surface caused the sheet to buckle. There’s no room for the ice to shift as it hasn’t started to pull away from the shore yet.
March 27, 2010
March 28, 2010Watch for more unusual ice images…
I can’t resist capturing frost on my windows in winter. Unfortunately, the most intriguing section was on the screened portion of my sewing room window thus the grid which appears in the foreground. The light source is the yard light behind my house.
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 