Ice returns briefly

This first winter with a pond in the garden, I'm getting the idea that I'll never be short of photographic subjects again.

The pond was thickly iced just recently, but then warm weather and rain melted it completely, and now it's frozen again. Over the next few days it should melt again, with temps into the 40's F every day this week.

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I guess that the storms that came through the other day (after the ice was gone) stirred up all of the submerged leaves, blew them to the side, then froze them into place.

I think it's quite nice. The leaves have a greenish cast to them, which is the algae.

I love the way that bubbles form in ice, even if they're surrounded by algae.

Algae, rotting leaves, ice, dreary lighting...

...but the pond still looks beautiful to me.

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