A week ago I watched my dog trying to scamper across a creek covered with ice. She loves plunging into the creek in any weather, but last week's sub-freezing temperatures presented a challenge: after her paws slipped out from under her a few times, she turned back to solid ground.
Today the water flows freely, but a week ago our creek presented a nearly solid surface of snow-covered ice only occasionally interrupted by open water. Animal tracks criss-crossed the snow, showing signs of deer, dogs, and smaller beasts. The snow that a week ago blanketed our hills and fields is now muddy and melting, its loveliness preserved only in pictures.
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