Monday, February 23, 2026

Fragile ice syndrome

No step
London, ON
February 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

In the dead of winter, the river flows gently beneath impossibly thin, near-iridescent layers of ice. I don’t dare step off of the snow-covered shore, and instead crouch gingerly over the scene, careful to avoid falling in.

It’s a surreal scene, shaped by temperature and wind and current and probably more than a smidgen of magic. If I return tomorrow, it will either be changed, or gone entirely. Come to think of it, it’ll probably morph within the hour.

So I gently squeeze the shutter to freeze this single moment, knowing it’ll never again look or feel like this.

Maybe that’s a metaphor for life. Always changing. Always slipping into the past. Sometimes remembered by those who happen to pass by. But not always.

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