Liquid and solid water

My brother asked if the pump kept the water in our small, artificial pond from freezing. In a word, no. It’s been interesting over the years to see what really cold weather does and you get a hint of it here.

The ice begins at the edges and it creeps toward the center where the pump is pumping water up.

If unattended during really cold weather, water strays onto the iced-over surface and the ice gets closer and closer to the pump and more-and-more water strays onto the ice. Ultimately? The pump empties the water underneath, shooting all of it onto the ice and possibly out of the pond altogether! This is even more likely with a fountain head that disperses the water in an umbrella shape over the ice that’s moving toward the fountain!

Lame post, but I shot 4 frames today and 3 were of the cat. :-\

One year ago (“Heading away from the sun”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-02-02
Two years ago (“Data Matrix”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-02-02)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

I think that is interesting! We do not freeze down here, so this was a cool pic and info!

[Danette Thompson]

Not lame for those of us in Fla!

[Thom Mitchell]

@espyetta @danette We've had highs in the teens (F), with single-digit wind chills! I've been this far south for too long (30 years this summer!): I've become a winter wimp!

[Thom Mitchell]

@espyetta P.S. Although I didn't grayscale this image, it still fits the theme! ;)

[Rick Schies]

Very interesting info Thom, and we do have afountain at one of our nearby ponds, and it is neat to see how most of it does freeze, but still some continues to spray.

[Ellen E]

very cool!

[Thom Mitchell]

@ellen Ha-ha! Good comment, Ellen! ;) (Thanks!)

[Ellen E]

;)

[Myrna O'Hara]

Cool, or i should say cold. A bubbler, my husband had a large one next to his boat until he took it out last week.