It sure felt like old man winter was blowing some very cold air around today and there was no hint of spring whatsoever especially if a record low temperature might be set tonight.
Blowing Cold Air
Although it wasn’t above freezing this morning, the sun was bright enough to melt some snow and my pond has finally filled back up and was overflowing. But there wasn’t any frog croaking as the only sounds were the cracking of ice as the sheet of ice moved around, especially as the fall low water level ice layer started to float to the top of the flooded pond.
Full Icy Pond
The sun was out bright today but sunny days in the winter can be very deceiving as they normally mean cold days. Even the sun wasn’t strong enough to melt the ice off the tree limbs in the below freezing temperatures. Some of the limbs sparkled in the sunlight while others rattled in the breeze. Birds would have trouble eating this ice crusted berries.
Icy Berries
I haven’t been very fond of the ice which have covered my driveway this past week, but people do flock to see ice caves and other ice formations as they hike miles over frozen Lake Superior. But with the January thaw, there is open water by the sea caves so no walking out there to see the ice formations right now.
Frozen Falls