Despite the usual it's-so-dry-my-nose-is-bleeding-again climate of Antarctica, the open water has brought moisture to McMurdo. Such moisture is often a welcome change in a desert, however, here it makes for slippery surfaces, deeper more bitter cold and some really interesting ice formations on just about everything.
In lieu of the treachery, the ice is shockingly beautiful. Everything is covered, even the sides of buildings, the dirt, the doors, everything. It reminds me of the movie,
"The Ice Storm" and when the wind is calm, I walk softly so as not to disturb the silence and sparkling gorgeousness of a peaceful moment.
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