Ponds are all frozen over, even large ones, and now we’re seeing sea ice on the ocean.

Saltwater freezes below the freezing point of pure water, at about -1.8 °C (28.8 °F).

As sea water freezes, salt is excluded, because salt has a different crystalline structure: it forms cubic crystals (with four sides) whereas ice is hexagonal, or six-sided.

Snow can also accumulate on the water which makes a kind of fresh water slush that can turn into ice.

This is what might be called drift ice that floats on the surface and moves with the tides.

Beaches are frozen solid, just like our memories of summer.

Hard to believe that flip flops are in our future.

Cold outside, cozy inside.

Fragile windows frame the frigid beauty of Maine’s winter.

Even while taking a shower.