We didn’t get that big snowstorm over the weekend (Snowmagedden) here in Connecticut – but it sure was cold! Waterfalls and rivers are literally freezing in motion. The days are getting longer and the sun is moving higher up in the sky every day, so I know the warm temps are just a few weeks away. So, yesterday I couldn’t help but head out and grab some shots of some of the frozen waterways around my area. The waterfall is a dramatic, gorgeous location that used to power a mill – is now the backdrop for a restaurant in Chester.
What you see is about 70% ice and 20% an odd cascading spray. I think the texture is remarkable.
The creek below is gorgeous.
The Connecticut River has these ice berg type chips jamming up against the shore that crackle and sigh dramatically as you stand there.
Below, this looks like it’s moving but people were actually walking on the frozen solid shore below.
The ice accumulates around anything in the water.
The Goodspeed Opera House is on hiatus right now, but it looked lovely overlooking the river and the Swing Bridge.
I drive past these swans in this estuary all the time – together with a pretty large flock of Mallard ducks they seem to do OK.
The wetland is frozen to the reeds on the banks.
Even a fountain in a hotel portico is having trouble staying liquid:
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That is soo cool to see a frozen waterfall!
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Those photos are breath-taking!! Never seen a frozen waterfall in my life!
Oh my gosh! I have never seen water freeze in motion like that, that is so beautiful… so beautiful, and yes, let’s hope this tells us the warm weather is coming, can’t wait! Thanks for posting these, they are just beautiful, really. I love the waterfalls especially, so nice, incredible.
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Beautiful photos! Winter can be beautiful, but I’ve had enough!
Same over here. Great pictures, really like them. But enough is enough. Bring on the summer!
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