Aligning at the lake

Coming together for my soul. The wispy shoreline vegetation wants to tickle the snowy buildup on the start of the spreading ice line. The smooth water won’t yet yield to winter’s freeze. The reflections mirror the sun’s winter struggles. Far-shore smoke stacks do their thing. Yes, my eyes adore you.

Waiting for boat weather

Picturing other seasons … Winter is pretty, yes. But I surely do enjoy wearing shorts, a T-shirt and comfortable footwear as I take note of the interesting boat names in the Onondaga Lake Marina during the warm months.

One slip won’t freeze

Churning water runs deep. I’d expect that the Onondaga Lake Marina boat slips would have to be dug deep enough to allow clearance for the bigger boats that take up the shore slips come the warm months. And this would affect the freezing when deep winter finally arrives. Not that I’m an expert on any…

Working the angle

Nature’s work. I couldn’t quite tell the original location of this leaning limb as I worked my stroll around Onondaga Lake Park. I simply appreciated the angles.

Bench and birds

Comfort zone. The Onondaga Lake birds appreciated the ice buildup, practically begging for an audience. Wait, they were in a perfect spot for that bench …

The ice was coming

Crusty start. The curious side of Retired-Guy-I strolled around Onondaga Lake Park early this week, before the thaw rolled over our part of the world. I wanted to see how much of our dominant water feature had frozen over, to start my photo-taking. The ice was creeping out there. But I would not venture out…