Patterns

I went for a walk this morning along the South Fork of the Merced River here in Yosemite. 

It's hard to believe today is the last day of 2011. We had a high of 55 degrees! Goodbye to a warm December. 

As I neared the river, however, the temperature significantly dropped and I was delighted to see ice and snow! 

And such pretty patterns too. I discovered them first in the ice. Then I began looking everywhere...