The far shore of Mud Lake looked to belong to an icy fairyland.

Sunrise is always welcome for it banishes the icy dark of Night's Hell.

I was back at the river's edge where the Frost Giants had been at play.

The tumbling turmoil that is the Deschenes Rapids kicked up an icy fog that cystallized on every surface. The Sun did the rest, painting the landscape (...)

A river's edge is always a photographer's friend. Today was no exception.

Imagine being marooned here in this icy whiteness.

A wider view of the icy fastness gripping the Ottawa region.

Looking back upstream from the previous shot.

Brrrrr ... I'm just glad the face of that snowmobiler that went through the ice didn't show up here.

Ottawa is well known for the huge size of it's Beavers. They also get mighty hungry at this time of the year.

River currents keep the ice from forming but where eddies occur new ice will form before your eyes at these temperatures.

Care to sail into the unknown?

If you sail through the Mystery Gap you just might be teetering on the edge of forever.

Looking back down at your feet you might see these bubbles flash frozen into an icy tableau.

Grey scale study of river frost.

I moved away from the siren call of the river and back towards Mud Lake. Marvelous ice forms appeared on every surface.

The ice decorated all without prejudice. Here, a rock gets the treatment.

This scene brought to mind Superman's famed retreat in the Arctic.

Meanwhile, here's a twig tip. I really like the Sun sparkle.

Looks like a Frost Giant left his feather duster behind. I was drawn to the alternating contrasts between light and dark areas on this scene. The came (...)