A Crack in the Ice

Dear Diary,

We have returned to cold weather but the sun is working it's magic at the pond.  I am actually able to get to the edge in one place. This crack seems to be tied into a small branch that had fallen, maybe in the autumn.

Winter is slowly but surely loosing its grip on the pond.  It is as if the water is struggling to break free of its icy prison.  Once the cracks begin it is hard to go back. Each day now more and more of the pond will break free and I will be able to more fully engage with it.  I am looking forward to once again visiting the pond's edge and seeing life renew itself as it has for thousands of years.  Resurrection is happening all around me!