Addie

We just returned from spending Thanksgiving with family in Atlanta, Georgia. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner and many memories were made outdoors. We visited a state park, the Atlanta Zoo, the botanical gardens, and went for several hikes around the ponds in their sub-division. Our granddaughter, Addie, loves the outdoors and is always on the watch for the local wildlife like geese or cardinals

Addie

First Ice 001

Ice is starting to form on the North Shore rivers. This afternoon I went to the Cascade River to photograph some of the first ice.

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First Ice 002

I added a couple of photos from 2006 when the first ice took on very unusual shapes. I think the water froze while the river level was going down. As a result the ice formed in a series of steps.

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First Ice 003

This one started freezing on top of a rock. As the water receded each ice ring was a fraction of an inch lower than the previous one.

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