Frozen wetland

Recently we had a period of unusually cold (for Western Washington) weather, and I took this opportunity to visit a small wetland near Lake Stevens which ices over with extended below freezing temperatures. The ice was about three inches thick, with successive below freezing nights trapping gas bubbles in small stacks. The water in the wetland was at most about three feet deep with no current, so I felt reasonably safe walking on the ice.

Frozen tree

Unnamed tributary of Stevens creek, Washington

Fallen tree and frozen wetland

Unnamed tributary of Stevens creek, Washington

In some places submerged logs created bubble 'shadows' in the ice:

Fallen tree bubble shadow,

Unnamed tributary of Stevens creek, Washington

Fallen tree under ice,

Unnamed tributary of Stevens creek, Washington

Some of the small ponds around Shoreline were also partially frozen:

Fallen tree and ice,

Twin ponds, Shoreline, Washington