Went out to look for birds and found very little except plenty of meltwater
that proclaimed its location by way of a gentle swan song that penetrated the woods.
Took a few shots along its course but did not trek all the way to its nadir.
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Ravaged carcass of ice
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The final embrace
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Sinister forms are all that remains of winter's grip