Lake Ice Magnet?
Although the ice pack is melting rapidly, and two-thirds of the lake is now open water, our cove seems to lure ice like bees to honey. It is like a giant ice magnet attracted every inch of icy slush on the lake into our cove and made a permanent deposit, essentially blocking the ducks, grebes, and boats from reaching shore. In the distance I can hear the sounds of boat motors roaring up and down, and the calls of waterfowl while our cove is locked into a frigid, surreal, silence. Tomorrows temperature is forecast to be in the high 50’s to the low 60’s, the conditions might just be warm enough for this winter hangover to evaporate. It can happen none too soon for me.
More tomorrow,
Gail Niebrugge, landscape paintings
