Thawing

A quick post with a lot of photos:

The weather finally broke a little today, and the temperatures climbed well above freezing.  The thaw was noticeable, and the 45 F degrees of warmth brought an adventurous few out to Solomons Island.

But let's go back to the beginning.  The rain and warm air brought some vapor to the air, and a marvelous reflection to the ice on the creeks.  It looked like a frosted mirror.


 The ice in the river is starting to break up and brought a really interesting look to a very familiar place.

The circular formation around the pier's pilings was quite intriguing.

Water dripping off the roof line sliced the icy-snow on the steps.







 The sun was trying to escape the cloud cover, but never found the key to unlock the cage.  The best it managed was to shine from behind the veil.  It was striking none the less.

Did you know the Ring Billed Gulls like to photo-bomb your photography?  I didn't even realize they were there.

 The persistent thaw battled against the ice.  If you look close you can see the fingers of the ice (in the center of the pic) holding on for dear life.  It's going to lose the war.  Spring is too near.

As a sign of things to come, the Uni-cyclists were out for a ...ride (?) .. stroll (?)   Exactly, what do you call motion on a unicycle?  No matter what you call it, it looks like fun.

"Well, I'm sorry Winter. You were a blast of fresh (cold) air, but Spring is melting my heart, and I have to go with the flow"

 In the end, sometimes you just need to walk.

 A few more hearty souls.






And below, the steady drip, drip, drip of the melt.

Some Ruddy Duck hens

 It was a beautiful day. Cloudy and mysterious this morning, and brighter this afternoon.  Ducks were paddling right in the causeway that truly defines the beginning of the Island.

To top it all off, a wonderful sunset.

Till next time,

Brian