Inland Frozen lakes

Very strange sight at Alton Water today - the unusually still air overnight combined with the low temperature had caused the reservoir to freeze over, however, later in the morning some of the marks started to jump around  (like fishing floats with a fish attached !).........it took a few minutes to work out what was going on. The ice slab was gradually being blown across the reservoir causing the marks to move about - it did look very odd indeed. By lunchtime two thirds of the water was clear but the ice was stacked up on the far bank of the reservoir,

Nigel