Late pancake ice

There's yet more cold in the offing and, if at least one of the forecast models is correct, we're in for a continuation of the same, with a spate of early spring snow thrown in for good measure. No surprise there: winter weather just shows no sign of retreat. On my walk this afternoon, I even found a few examples of that rare phenomenon known as "pancake ice" along the edges of a local river. I'd first spotted these natural breakfast creations, the result of an interaction of frosty temperatures, eddying currents, and quick-frozen foam and steam, last winter, and I've seen them form a few times this year. Here they are again, waiting for butter and maple syrup. I'm guessing that many observers just can't wait for them to disappear—along with the winter-weather conditions that give rise to their creation. Enough "natural food" already!