Pond Ice Blades, Fall Leaves And An Ice-Encrusted Log

After colorful New England fall foliage has gone, many colorful leaves and other debris are preserved in our woodland ponds. By mid November much colorful debris stays preserved and becomes enriched by the blue and silvery tones of overlying, thin, pond ice, through which the debris is often visible. This is especially true when with climate change, the ice recrystallizes, sublimates and partially melts, generally known as metamorphosing. In this image original, small, bladed-star formations are at upper left. Encrusted blue ice resides within the log. Note the moss at bottom, turned white by fall, and the green grass near it.