First, there was tons of snow. My loud little red friend had to dig for the seeds:
And then there was rain. Lots of it. There were actually ripples of water on the ice. It was like a lake on the ice on a lake:
I could hardly wait until it froze over and I could skate...which is just what I did this morning! I know it's hard to see exactly, but this was terrific ice that I skated on this morning! There were places where a bit of water would break through so I stayed to the outside of the clear areas. Makes my piddly little rink look...well...piddly!
Looks good! Soon you'll be skating to the store for your supplies!