The fish hibernate down at the bottom. There is a heater to keep sections open for exchange of gases and cold water hold oxygen very well.
By the way, Tuesday 4 is up early due to anticipation of a busy weekend.
The bay is frozen over too. Years ago people who use ice boats to sail across the ice, but it just doesn't stay cold enough long enough nowadays.
You used to be able to skate on the lakes and rivers almost all winter too but, not much anymore.
A group of scientists who wanted a good explanation for the change global weather patterns used the worldwide flood, which is now pretty well accepted as having occurred, as a model and say that the melting of the ice caps is really the end of the floor period. Famous geologist Dr. Robert Schoch discovered major flood damage on the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx too.
Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, Japan's coastline, particularly the Honshu island, moved significantly eastward by around 8 feet (2.4 meters), effectively shifting the Earth's axis slightly due to the massive displacement of land caused by the powerful quake.... (this lead to Fukashima.)
Earth is settling back down to what it once was.
A massive and ultra deep flood would have rocked the world to it's core, literally! An ice age, a volatile age, a shifting of continents. What a mess until earth gets her breath once again. This can take thousands of years.
But if we complain about weather, just think of the aftermath of a global catastrophe. The tides.. the recession of water, the volcanic action would be nuts! Earthquakes would be mega huge and of a degree we have never seen before..
No, we have it easy today.
Nice to know I think .
I have done a lot of research on the environment and Fukashima and Bayou Corne in Louisiana on my much larger other blog.. which I do not advertise here. Sometimes the information from there creeps in here though. I can't help myself it seems.
Anyway, it's nice to have a really cold winter once again so that we can look forward to less fleas and ticks in the summer.
Yay Winter.. go get 'em! 
See you tomorrow for Sat.9.
Annie
We've definitely had a more true winter here with cold overnight temps. No ice though...thank goodness. I love your photos and I love doing research about other places and interesting facts. Keeps my mind active.
ReplyDeleteWe do love having colder temperatures in winter for that very reason - keeping insects at bay in the summer. Have a great weekend, Annie!
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me, Annie. Sometimes I wonder if we really know the "real you"! You always surprise us with such amazing knowledge. Thank you for sharing it with us. There's always something new to learn as long as we keep our minds open and attentive. I love your photos of the frozen pond. Glad your fishes in the bottom are keeping safe and 'warm", so to speak. At least they aren't frozen. It's been quite a cold winter here for us. I have a feeling our electric bill will have a story to tell us, but I am so thankful for our heater that keeps on working and keeping us nice and cozy and warm. We don't have a secondary heat source here, but this has made us think about the need for one if our winters keep doing this. If the power went off we would be pretty doggone cold! Thankfully our kids have a wood burning fireplace and we could always go there if our power is off. Thankfully that hasn't happened yet and we pray it won't. Take care and enjoy the weekend.
ReplyDeleteYes, I hope this really cold weather will help take care of the summer bug problems. Your fountain is beautiful with the ice.
ReplyDeleteThe bay where I grew up would always freeze over in winter . Toward spring , the tides would break up that ice into huge , thick sheets and pile them up at the shore line . One year , I found a large piece of ice in a perfect Valentine heart-shape !
ReplyDeleteStay safe , well and warm !