It's still the heart of winter here in Minnesota, and if there's one thing we certainly have a lot of at this time (besides seasonal depression and an increasingly imperiled international reputation), it's frozen water.
Ice. Snow. It's literally everywhere you look, the encroaching effects of climate change notwithstanding. While for many of us in the temperate north the ubiquitous presence of ice crystals starts to severely wear out its welcome at just about precisely this time of year, one must admit there is a certain beauty imbued in the phenomenon on occasion. And so in the manner of the late, great John Berger, I present a short "visual essay" to this effect via some of the most picturesque scenes which have manifested themselves over the past several winters.
Despite all of the destruction human beings have wreaked upon our world, it's still a beautiful planet. Let's hope we find the means and the will to help preserve what's left.
Technical note: All photos were taken with my old dumb phone at 1280 x 960 / 72 dpi resolution. Not too bad, eh? Maybe someday I'll get a proper camera, but at least the upcoming 5G rollout might actually force me to upgrade my photo resolution in the not-too-distant future!
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