What a delightful and thorough answer to my question, which is something that I've come to expect that from you. Imagine that, an ice-breaking fire-boat! A truly utilitarian craft in spirit and not just because it ferries trucks and service vehicles. I bet the ducks appreciate having an ice-breaker in their midst. Now, if you could only capture some video from the bow of yonder vessel, taken perilously close to ice level because I understand that breaking up is hard to do, as would filming it. Funny how reluctant we are to abandon that term "filming". I much prefer it. Video is such a flaccid word. It conjures the trivial in my mind, like a cat named Fritz doing an arpeggio on a Bosendorfer. Whereas filming has gravitas, grandiosity and needs a crafted soundtrack. I prefer to think of you as a film maker. OK then, that's settled.
Where are you headed off to next? We are soon to have some warmer weather (above zero) and light winds, or no winds at all. Unfortunately the threat of drizzle persists to put a damper on expeditionary aspirations. I may try to go out too, in between sanding down cabinet doors and patching loose joint tape on the ceiling, all tasks that favour the shortsighted. The anticipation of wind-still days really appeals to me, as long as it's not raining, which might dissolve my veneer of commitment.
