January 1, 2011. North end of the park. Snow melt, cold freeze. What isn't beautiful about a frozen fall of water? It glistens in the sunlight, mutes and softens the colors of anything under it. It is a worker of wonders in nature. Repeated melting and freezing deepens the cracks in stone until a break is inevitable. The frozen water wraps the stone here, embracing it with a brightness that belies the force it will bring to bear in wearing it away.Saturday, January 1, 2011
ICE FALL
January 1, 2011. North end of the park. Snow melt, cold freeze. What isn't beautiful about a frozen fall of water? It glistens in the sunlight, mutes and softens the colors of anything under it. It is a worker of wonders in nature. Repeated melting and freezing deepens the cracks in stone until a break is inevitable. The frozen water wraps the stone here, embracing it with a brightness that belies the force it will bring to bear in wearing it away.
