*sigh*
My nineteen year old walked into the house yesterday and asked casually, “What happened to your bird bath?”
“Physics.”
Statements like that used to freeze her in her steps. Her eyes would glaze over and she’d get that deer-in-the-headlights look. Maybe she’s figured us out because she didn’t blink. “Oh, you mean ‘when water freezes, it expands.’ Guess that would explain it.”
All was not lost. I made it a photo opportunity.
Lichen Trapped in Ice.
From the Bottom of the Bird Bath Looking Up.
Feathery Patterns In Ice.
And for the record: I will recycle the broken ceramic in my garden somehow.
I guess the birds had no need for that zamboni after all…
Jaci Dawn 
The photos are interesting. Too bad about the birdbath, though….