Freezing Frost

Well that is what the MET said we were in for..and it was freezing!! And stayed frozen for much of the day, especially if still in the shade. We woke to about -1 degrees and -7 with windchill. The cars were caked with frost (good thing we park undercover!) and the roofs were like snow. Gosh even the sand at the beach had frost on it! They day was clear and bright here, but Dun Laoghaire was buried in fog, with one or two church spires looking like they were suspended in mid air. We headed to the park around lunchtime and were amazed at how thick the frost still was. Even more amazing was that half the lake was frozen! I wonder how much was frozen overnight? The ducks were up one end and some in the middle. A couple were a bit trapped, but managed to scuttle onto the ice and fly off. Seagulls were walking on the ice and young soccer boys were throwing anything they could on the ice, cracking it at the edge and throwing the pieces onto the surface in an attempt to break more. Yes, ok, I couldn't help myself and had to pick some pieces up just to show how thick it was..oh and to throw a couple of pieces too..well, wouldn't you?