Here, you see part of the marsh pond on the WoodenBoat School campus yesterday. It’s mostly iced up after a cold night and morning. If your eyes are very good, you’ll be able to discern a few Canada geese crammed in an area that has not yet frozen, probably because of their activity.
Below, you can see the pond the day before yesterday, prior to its icing:
Historically, the pond has been totally covered with thick ice by December, except (sometimes) for one or two river otter portals. The variable Climate Change weather has been changing that. For instance, this morning’s warm spell (47[F] at 9:45 a.m.) has been melting the ice and giving the thankful geese some paddling room. (Brooklin, Maine)