Winter Along Railroad Creek

Temperatures are so low now that there is considerable ice in Railroad Creek. This fantastical arrangement appeared to be a water lily made of ice. The only thing we can figure is that the center part has as its base a rock that is firmly secured on the bottom of the creek, but part of it is protruding out of the water. Ice, a thin plate-like sheet of it, formed around the rock and ice crystals formed on the top of the rock. Altogether, it is quite unusual.

Quite a bit of ice is forming on the bed of the creek, under the water. This build-up of ice causes small ice dams to form and the water spills over the top in order to continue on its way downstream. This view is of the creek taken from the covered bridge.

This view of the creek was taken upstream a bit from the village, just in front of and down the bank from the bench overlooking the water on the trail to "the ball field." There is ice on the sides of the stream and in the middle of the stream.

It is more than a little surprising, considering the rapidity with which this water moves downstream, to find so much ice in so many different formations.

The large rocks to the side of the creek at the bridge are now covered with snow, and they look like giant marshmallows.

This was also taken at the bench on the trail to "the ball field." The scenery is (obviously) quite beautiful, but the extreme cold weather which created all this beauty can be quite dangerous unless you are properly dressed. Every time I go on a foray out of the village, I learn a bit more about what to wear and what not to wear. Except for sometimes being too warm or sometimes being too cold, I have managed to survive.