Stands of ice crystals have formed this multi-layered necklace at the top of an open channel in the river. Like a stopper at the neck of a full bottle, the process is nearing closure.
If you click on the photo above to enlarge it, you can see a channel of ice that has already been formed in this manner shown above. I have used a filter to highlight the frozen channel and you can see a river of ice within a river!
Further up the river, this open channel 
will complete the same process if the temp- eratures stay cold, for already small patches of slushy ice can be seen floating on the watery surface.The theme of Watery Wednesday is water, and for a wonderful variety of watery scenes just click on its name! Thanks to 2sweetnsaxy for hosting this site.
Very interesting. Great photos, Helen
ReplyDeleteWow...those are some cool shots! Must be really cold up there right now. That first one does look like a necklace of many strands :-) You'll laugh at my little dusting of snow, but at least I finally got a bit. I'm glad we don't get enough cold to freeze the rivers. Brrrr.
ReplyDeleteThese are great shots, I love being able to trace the formation.
ReplyDeleteI love this. Your photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThese are great. The strings of ice are amazing. I love this blogging this. I see things like this that I might never see otherwise. :-D
ReplyDeleteFascinating pictures.Nature gives us so many treats.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,Ruth
Very nice; it must be really cold where you are! Brrrr! You've done a great job capturing nature at work. I'd love to see the river in the springtime after all the snow melts. Greetings from Calif. Linnea
ReplyDeleteThese are nice pictures. It must be very cold there.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots love the icy necklace, but I might ask what river is this?
ReplyDeleteI see the frozen river in the center. I guess I never paid attention to such things. Great catch Ann.
ReplyDeleteSnowing here again, after a few days of freezing rain.
B.
Great Watery wednesday photos..!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see on the sidebar somewhere...the camera you use...maybe a picture of it..etc..what lenses..
I wrote this on another blog recently...one that has great photos like yours..It would be fun to see what everyone is using.
Very fascinating photos. I also love your other pictures. I work for a birder and admit that I'm kind of catching the bug. She would love your detailed photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat series of WW photos. I have enjoyed catching up.
ReplyDeleteBrrr. Looks cold!
ReplyDeleteWonderful to enlarge and see the patterns..We might as well enjoy the winter..
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