Well, its happening! Although, the lake is beginning to freeze from shore to shore it's not safe. We've had no winds for the past week and the temperatures have been hovering around 10 degrees F. All perfect conditions for the ice to form.
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| An artistic freeze |
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| Ernie checking the ice |
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| Ice on the lake |
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| Ice forming across the lake |
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| Rabbit tracks |
The other day when I was cross country skiing on the beach, a Bald Eagle was flying low above the beach just ahead of me. I was awe struck at its beauty in flight and wondered why the eagle was flying so low. Then yesterday, when Ernie and I were out walking, we noticed a number of rabbit tails leading from the tree line to the lakes water edge. It never occurred to me that rabbits need to drink water! As you can see from the photo, the rabbits must have had a difficult time finding water because the lake shore water is now frozen. We could see their tracks hopping from rock to rock looking for an open lead. I then realized why the eagle was flying low over the beach the other day - it knew that the rabbits would be out on the beach looking for water! The eagle was hunting- how amazing.
Today its 5 degrees above zero with no wind and lots of ice fog. We will walk around the island today to see how the ice is continuing to develop. Ernie and I enjoy our walks because we always see something different and learn something new.
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