Thursday, February 27, 2014

Ice Cold - What a Difference a Year Makes.


Photos by Jean Papke demonstrate the difference a year can make. Note the open water around Singer Castle last year versus the frozen river around Dark Island now...

Then

Feb. 26, 2013

Now

Feb. 26, 2014

Photos of Singer Castle located on Dark Island in the St. Lawrence River, 1000 Islands. 

How like a winter hath my absence been
From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
                    ---William Shakespeare, Sonnet 97