Frozen!

In just about every puddle and small crevice in the rocks along the way during my walk on Saturday there was a frozen puddle and in some there were intricate and interesting patterns.

The colour in this image comes from the slate. The strange shape is from air trapped beneath the ice, it is a bit like the shed skin of a snake or some alien creature, or perhaps it resembles the shape of the intestine. Whatever you can see it is an interesting pattern which was worth taking the time to photograph.

Frozen Edge

Yesterday's picture showed a fantastic reflection on Ladybower reservoir and clear blue skies, bright with winter sun. But it had been at least -4C overnight and in spite of the sun temperatures remained below freezing all day and the shallow edges of the lake still had a thin crust of ice which made a pleasing crackle as I stood on it. I liked the jagged edges of the layer of ice and the patterns of the bubbles trapped beneath and that is what you are looking at in today's shot.