Water on Ice

I looked out the kitchen window and saw water on Caesar Pond. I knew that there was no way there was open water yet, but Drew and I just had to walk over to check it out!

And, indeed there was just melt water covering the surface of the ice. We've had several days above freezing (as well as two nights), and this has caused the snow to melt. There is a stiff breeze today causing tiny waves on the water. Ice-out will be sooner than we think!