#9 on a lake

I heard from a friend that several lakes were completely frozen over last night. Today was warmer than last night, but I still decided to try my luck. I ran to Lake Charles and lightly stepped onto the lake surface. There was no one around so if the ice happened to break and I went under, I would probably have died (okay maybe that's an exaggeration because I can swim, but I would have gotten sick at a time when I can't afford to get sick). I tried to take a panorama shot but the sky was really dark by then, so all the pictures came out as all black. I did take some non-panoramic pictures while standing in the middle of the lake before then, so here's a picture of the peacefulness.

The surface of the lake was covered in a layer of powdery snow, so I cleared a small area and began to slip around. Even though this was done without skates, I still call this ice skating since I skated (slid) across the ice. 

It felt a little empowering to stand in the middle of a lake. Sure, it's maybe a little terrifying with the knowledge that the ice might give way at any point, but it also felt peaceful, surrounded by this wide expanse of untouched snow, smooth and rippled by the wind. It probably wasn't the safest situation with no one around, but in the evening when it's quiet like this and the skies are heavy with thick clouds, it's nice to twirl in the middle of the lake and pretend that nothing else matters in that moment.