The boats are long gone from this place. What remains is rooted here, standing against the elements, totally unprotected. It is silent, except for the wind which whistles around the old fishing shacks.
I pull up my hood as I look around, thinking if I stayed a minute too long I’d become an icy statue permanently affixed to the wharf.
Conway Narrows on the northwest shore of Prince Edward Island is frozen and Milligan’s Wharf, a protected area for recreational and commercial boats, is encased in ice.
Looking out to sea, the sand bar which parallels the shore is barely visible, itself entombed in ice and snow.
Nearby, the buoys which mark the channel for the safe passage of boats are piled together, attached to their concrete anchors. They add a splash of colour to the white and grey as they wait for the return of the boats and warmer weather.
Walking around the fishing shacks I notice that winter blue, the colour of the overcast sky so common this time of year. The muted light creates a mid morning twilight.
Tire marks in the snow proceed onto the ice. Someone chanced a vehicle breaking into the icy depths.
While this cold has probably thickened the ice enough to support a vehicle, I wouldn’t take a chance. How about you?
No, definitely not! It looks so bleak and dramatic!
ReplyDeleteLooks chilly, very chilly indeed!
ReplyDeleteSo artistically observant
ReplyDeleteBrrr! No, there's no way I'd try to drive on that ice. Falling through would be fatal. But the pictures are very enjoyable, as long as I'm safe inside. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy word, that looks cold. There would have to be a pretty dire emergency to get me out on that ice.
ReplyDeleteNot in this lifetime!
ReplyDeleteStark but beautiful photos Marie.
You two amaze me. I’d be home in front of the fire.
That sky looks like most winter days in Michigan. However, today is sunny and we enjoy that. Beautiful description of the off season.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI would never walk or drive on the ice, my hubby will walk on our lake if it is frozen. Beautiful views, I like the colorful buoys. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy week ahead!
Wonderfully moody skies. I would not take that chance.
ReplyDeleteNot me!! It's so pretty but soooo cold!! Only men with the vital experiences of such a landscape can survive there.
ReplyDeletei would not even walk on that ice, i am always cautious!!
ReplyDeleteyour pictures are really beautiful, they sure do tell a story about where you live!!
Love the images and the poetry of your words. And no, I would not risk that ice.
ReplyDeleteThere is no way I would drive onto the ice. goodness, I even hesitate to walk on it.
ReplyDeleteMagical...I can Hear the Silence!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, still and very cold.
Wonderful photos Marie.
I love your winter landscape. The photos show a blue calm. It's cold here in CO, too!
ReplyDeleteNo way would I be out in that weather full stop let alone drive on the ice!!! Beautiful photos though. Diane
ReplyDeleteI cannot even imagine what cold like that is like. It would be incredible to see seawater frozen like that, but I don't think I would be tempted to walk upon it let alone drive out there.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently reading Ian Frazier's Travels in Siberia. There is a lot of driving on ice roads.
ReplyDeleteAnother something you could not pay me enough to do! Just not my type of adventure. It looks so cold and makes me feel lonely looking at these.
ReplyDeleteoh this is divine to look at dear Marie :)
ReplyDeleteso beautifully written thoughts consumed from views so serene yet talkative :)
i felt almost there standing in the middle of white silence!
hugs!
Terra firma is my choice. Every year a few vehicle go through the ice.
ReplyDeleteAre the days of skating on the lake and ice fishing long gone for most of us who grew up with them, Marie, I wonder?? I have so many happy memories of winter in Michigan at our lake cottage. And of course, here in the Netherlands, kids were basically born on their bikes and skates...but no longer! (sigh) But at least you have SOME ice and snow there, which is more than we can say for the past winters here.
ReplyDeleteThose photos are like some works of art I have seen in museums. Simple, stark and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely not Marie, but then I'm definitely not the adventurous type 😊 Amazing images here, I can't even imagine that kind of cold..
ReplyDeleteNope!! I wouldn't chance my own body on ice - much less a heavy car!
ReplyDeleteThat car on the ice is the stuff movies are made about.The blue sky is beautiful in pictures.
ReplyDelete:)) you did the right thing.
ReplyDeleteIcy surfaces can be very intimidating.