It took Jay and I about three hours to snowblow our driveway and the paths we keep open (that was Jay's part) and to take the shovel to do cleanup (that was my part—with help from Goldie).
Any place that moves slowly or is shallow on the river has frozen up. Fortunately for us, we can watch the downstream end of our island where the river rejoins itself, sliding and gliding over rocks and rapids.
This particular formation is never the same way two years in a row. This year, we have two circling currents we can see from our living room windows. One current travels in a clockwise fashion while the other turns widdershins. (I love that word.)
This picture catches part of that spot, just where the waters flow over the swimming rocks. Now that the slushies and the snow have coagulated a bit, this is the view chez nous until we get a big January thaw or ice out.
One extra added bit of nature news, a bald eagle flew over the house on its way to the river yesterday. A little later, Jay saw a redtail hawk fly by our bathroom window. We've also been privileged to watch pairs of hooded merganzers (fairly rare) cavorting in the shallows right below the house.
Have I mentioned that I love living here?
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