Frozen river

Saw an igloo on the river yesterday, Maggie and I were up at dawn to go take some pictures.

Some hardy soul was already running on what appeared to be a sheet of ice.

The river is tidal, sometimes the river is several feet lower than the frozen shore.
The ladder on the right of Maggie allows people to climb back up on low tide.

Inside the igloo. No wonder there's an "Enter at own risk" sign posted on the igloo. Maggie's no fool.

Ice fishing in any culture is synonymous with  binge drinking. This thoughtful owner has equipped his shed with a barf station.    

The igloo came with a small skating rink for recreation

Maggie wanted to have her picture taken with the mooring in the middle of the river.

I told Maggie it's safe to walk on the creaky ice. The structure in the background was the Academy's boat house.

Aiya! It is getting too cold, let's get out of here.

It's not hard to find a house in Exeter older than the country. You can see the "circa 1750" sign on this one. I guess it must have seen worse storms than these in its 260 years.
1750 was 清乾隆十五年. Some of the well known Qing Dynasty palaces were yet to be built.