The first ice on the river

This year, winter came at the very end of autumn. First, at the end of November, snow fell. It seemed that this snow would melt at once, and it seems that it should have happened, but the nights became colder and colder every day. And in early December, even daytime temperatures went deep below zero.

An anticyclone came and in the afternoon a bright winter sun shone from the blue sky. This kind of weather is always good. If the sun is burning in the sky, then the world is beautiful. And if the world is beautiful, you should take a camera and capture this amazing beauty.

The only problem is that I am in my studio during the day. There are no windows in this room and I don't even know what's going on outside. Every time you go outside is an adventure. You leave the building and wonder what beauty there is on the street.

So yesterday, towards evening, I left work and saw that the sun was about to hide behind the horizon. I decided to see how this would happen and went to one of the most favorite places in Kostroma - to the arrow of the Kostroma and Volga rivers. Here is the majestic Ipatiev Monastery. Somewhere to the left of him, the sun is already setting over the horizon.

When I went to the Kostroma river, I was surprised to find that the river was frozen with ice. Moreover, the ice was flat and smooth. You can skate.

I went out on the ice. At first glance, its thickness is slightly more than 10 centimeters. There is a lot of dust on top of the ice. Dust flies from the bridge. Passing cars create a lot of dust and dirt.

But if you brush off the dust, you can see the bottom of the river under the layer of transparent ice. All kinds of artifacts lie on this bottom. For example, a bottle of champagne.

If you throw a stone on the ice, the ice makes a very strange sound. The sound of some alien property.

I took a little walk on the ice. Closer to the Volga river, the ice becomes less even. Here a small ripple of water froze.

I walked around the monastery until sunset and then went home. A little wind was cold and I was a little chilled. This is out of habit.

At the beginning of winter, the cold is always perceived too much.

A short walk brought me some nice photos, which I am happy to show you.