On a day that was not so cold, I took a video of tapping ice. I find it almost irresistible to walk by a frozen puddle if there is white ice on top. Seeing white means there is air between the water and the ice. Tapping the brittle ice makes a crackling sound that is most satisfying. John was standing by, ready to assist. He gallantly offers his arm when the ice is thin, because I would get my foot wet if I lost my balance.
If any of you do this, please let me know. Finding a kindred spirit would be exciting.
Mehrling Muse 
Ha, that gave me a chuckle! I have never tried them, but good for John for safety first! We did used to “skate” on the frozen stock tanks (Northerners called them “ponds”) on the rare occasions of ice. My sis fell through once, so we never did that again!
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That sounds like a daring adventure. It’s probably just as well you never did it again.
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Yes, pretty sure we got into major trouble for that. The giveaway was the wet clothes.
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No but I would jump in a puddle splashing everyone around me. Of course I only did that when I was younger…like last year. 🙂
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I’m going to count you as being a kindred spirit. Jumping in puddles has an impish side to it.
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These is a little child in each of us. 🙂
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I have tapped ice the way you show and you are lucky to have a hand to hold you steady.
Mainly I used to go skating a lot, on big ponds and on the sea. Wonderful fun.
That was back in Sweden. England has a warmer climate.
Keep crackling. 😊
Miriam
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I love your word crackling as applied to making noise with puddle ice. You are a kindred spirit with a bit more spirit than I have. You skated on the sea?? That must have been a very cold sport.
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Simple pleasures.
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You are a kid at heart, married to a gentleman.
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That’s a lovely way to put it. I’m glad John tolerates my childishness.
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oh sure,as kids we’d find these huge sheets of ice that we’d hit with either a long stick or throw a rock and sure enough the entire sheet would collapse!
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You have the makings of a kindred spirit. The question is, do you play with ice now?
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your asking the wrong question Anne……….the question is do I see ice anymore? Rarely and even less to find a big puddle that has drained leaving a huge sheet of ice above it!
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Wonderful cracking sound. I like. I watch the video. Amazing!. You are lucky to doing 🙏
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I love the sound of cracking ice. I was lucky to get the sound, because I took only one video. It was cold holding the camera with my bare hand!
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Thank you so much. Iam so glad.🌷
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Cool video! Stamping in puddles, breaking the ice–irresistible.
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I do! I do!
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Yea!! There are a bunch of us!
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Ooh, I love that sound too! It’s akin to breaking the bubbles on bubble wrap!
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Most of the people in our family cannot resist popping bubble wrap. It’s addictive.
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We just did that on Friday on our walk. As we did we talked about our dating times when we actually spent several hours breaking ice like that. We were much younger and had very good balance!
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Balance can be crucial!
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The snap, crackle, pop of ice cracking. I see the ice in the street and there are some muddy puddles at the Park that have crispy ice – the park maintenance truck drives around to collect garbage from the cans and leave ruts everywhere. John is ever the gentleman to catch you if you wet your foot while tapping.
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