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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Chillin' in the Sun, Listening to the Ice

After a day in Algonquin Park, hiking Peck Lake Trail, Guido and Martina kicked back on the deck at the cottage with a well-deserved glass of white wine.




Providing the background music was the last of the ice -- I brought a handful up to the cottage for them. The action of the waves has rounded off all the edges, jumbled the shards of broken ice together, and they sound like wind chimes.


It's all gone now. Ice Out. Official in Bondi Bay on March 25, 2012.  Wow, that IS early!

I made a short video of the ice, so you can hear how it jingles. If you've never had the chance to sit by the lake at ice out and listen to this, it really is quite a lovely sound.

One of the sounds of Spring that we are delighted to hear!  This year the ice has gone very gently, with no flooding, no damage to docks or boathouses.  It just soaked up the sun, and then...  gone.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 27, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    With a couple of cold nights, has the ice come back . . .? :-)

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  2. Nancy TapleyMarch 28, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    No, Don, Lake of Bays is free and clear. There are still some remnants clinging to shores in the Algonquin Park Lakes, though. You should come - and bring YOUR camera, to show me how its done :)

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