Warm to Frigid in the Park - December 2022

Before Christmas, the temperature dropped sharply from close to 60 degrees to 5 degrees Fahrenheit.  Fortunately, in our area, although there was strong wind, the wind did not bring in snow.  I bundled myself up and headed for Brightwood Park in the mornings.  When I left home at sunrise, I was surprised to see a blue jay.  The geese seemed to enjoy being in a tub decorated by gold mosaic tile brought by the morning sun.

Thick ice formed underneath the bridge of the dam, while the water was still running through.  

Near the Fanwood Avenue entrance, a few ice spikes appeared on a wood log, as if the wood was developing a running nose.  Not sure if I could ask it to take a Covid test.