Fresh water ice takes many forms and undergoes many changes during winter and spring. Here are some “spider holes” on Jack O Clubs Lake on the edge of Wells. They look like dendrons.
A cool wind blows off the lake when it’s still covered with ice like this. But break-up can’t be many days away.
Four days later, on a sunny morning, spider holes appear close to shore, and sky trees grow from the remaining edges of the ice:
A few days later:
- Ice goddess – photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
In the evening light:
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC
- photo, Jack O Clubs Lake, Wells BC