Climate predictions for the end of this century derived from computer models fed current data suggest that we may have 60 – 70 days a year with temperatures above 30 degrees. I’m thinking that we may reach that development much sooner. I just heard a forecast that puts us above 30 degrees for the rest of this week and quite possibly all of next week as well. Thanks to the Gulf of Mexico we always seem to get humidity along with the heat giving us a summer fixture called humidex. I am really beginning to detest that word. Too hot to do anything! Then again, a great excuse to do nothing at all. Despite the humidex and a gimpy ankle, Ally manages to cover her turf on a daily basis … a real super trooper … while the rest of this site’s members are beering with the heat as best they can and with copious beer comes a dearth of posts … at least the coherent ones.
I have little to offer as relief from the heat and my brain farts certainly don’t help so I’ve searched for something to cool things off, if only psychologically.
Ice Canyon
Massive accumulations of ice made it difficult to determine where land ends. In several spots the ice split appearing as a long meandering crevice. In this instance an actual separation right down to the lake water revealed shear walls and icicles festooning the canyon here and there.

Minty Fresh
I usually photograph ice scenes in B&W since colour is not an essential ingredient but sometimes when conditions are right the ice retains a minty fresh tinge of blue-green that is so satisfying and so refreshing that it warrants keeping the palate open. I feel cooler already.

Sugar Ridge
Not actually a ridge but I like the way it sounds. A dusting of snow and hoarfrost play well together and I’m just there to capture the moment.

Exploring the Edge
Sometimes an intrepid walker is needed to provide scale and underscore the inherent danger when land ends in shear ice. B&W with a hint of residual colour bleeding through better captures the chill in the air.

The Wind Blows through It
A building in a snow storm usually looks inviting but when it is fenestrated through ruin it actually has the opposite effect.

Crystal Trail
After an ice storm there are many crystal trails but this one at the edge of a formidable clearing and shot against the sun had an ethereal quality that needed to be captured for unpacking again during the heat of summer.

Icy Shroud
A lone tree located near the shoreline was the recipient of repeated drenching from storm-churned waves and the resultant ice accumulation seems to me as a fine example of nature’s artistic hand, just one of many displays of artisan-like ice formations along this stretch of the park.

Rock n Roll
Summer has its share of cold beer and Rock & Roll but sometimes winter has its moments too.
