surprisingly frosty morning

Even though the daytime temperatures are getting into the 60's and 70's, the mornings have been hovering around 30 degrees.

perseverance

The lake is more water than ice these days. For a few brief moments while the sky sparked awe, I watched one Canada goose struggle over and over to lift itself onto a patch of ice.

Minutes later, the surface of the lake looked less like water and more like quicksilver.