While still frozen beneath the bridge, the water swept away yesterday's immediate barrier beyond it, clearing a short open path for the main channel. By 1 p.m. today, some of this central current met another barrier. After rushing through a narrow gap in the middle of the river, the water found itself caught in a what appears to be a cul-de-sac. On the left side of the mushroom shaped pool, a whirlpool pulls the water around and down.
The twin factors of more ice and more water, a function of the temperatures swinging between freezing and thawing, both bloat and crowd the river. Every barrier, though, however stubborn or strange, will yield to the weight of the river seeking the sea. In the meantime, wonders appear.
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