Frost Pool Reflections Lincoln Park Shore Dawn

Pale gray fog clings low over a wave-cut shoreline near Lincoln Park, Chicago, where a shallow pool of water sits frozen at the edge of dry coastal heath. The landscape rests in deep shadow while a thin rim of cool dawn light outlines the frost-covered grasses and the dark, glassy surface of the water. Dry, brittle stalks of heath rise in clusters, their brown and tan tones muted by the early morning haze. The still pool acts as a perfect mirror, duplicating the pale sky and the silhouetted reeds with sharp clarity. A jagged edge of ice forms along the bank, catching the faint glow of the rising sun. The frozen surface holds the inverted image of the horizon line with absolute precision.