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| FIRE AND ICE Overspray from the waterfall froze into icicles. Hidden in the shadows, the formation lasted all day. |
It's the first day of November. Nature gently turned its calendar page overnight, discreetly trimming the pond with a necklace of ice. Days are so short now that there's no light left over to save, so our clocks go back tonight.We like the clocks that reset themselves -- anything to avoid yet another seasonal chore.
The storm windows are on, hoses stored in the garage, leaves mulched, furnace filter changed. We'll pull the pump out of the pond today. Goldfish and others will be on their own for oxygen. Good luck to them.
We're making tracks through frosty grass.
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| Closeup of ice sheet that edged the pond this morning. Lasted until 1 p.m. |
