It has been snowing here today. We have a cold snap on the way and so we decided to get out and enjoy the weather before we have to hunker down for a few days.
We stopped at a rock face to admire the ice. (Visible from Gelert road on the rail trail.) When we walked past it a few days ago it was melting and what you see is the result. Nature's art is always the best there is. It's absolutley stunning!
Anyhoo, we were also playing with Mojo, throwing sticks from an old beaver ...dam. Fun right?
It was until we learned a valuable lesson; you can't see what's underneath all that freshly fallen snow. Bill stepped off the side of the trail to retreive a stick and what he thought was solid ground was actually thin ice and he broke through up to his knees. He was soaked and we had a bit of a walk home.
There have been a lot of warnings this winter about thin ice. There is a lot of open water out there and it's not safe.
Please, please be careful, especially with all this fresh fallen snow because you just don't know know what's underneath. Bill's fine. He was fortunate, it was a puddle (a deep puddle), but if puddles aren't frozen, lakes certainly aren't.
Be smart. Be safe.
Have a wonderful day!
There have been a lot of warnings this winter about thin ice. There is a lot of open water out there and it's not safe.
Please, please be careful, especially with all this fresh fallen snow because you just don't know know what's underneath. Bill's fine. He was fortunate, it was a puddle (a deep puddle), but if puddles aren't frozen, lakes certainly aren't.
Be smart. Be safe.
Have a wonderful day!