Winter’s grip is still unbroken, in spite of a warm spell we had last weekend. My front yard is a sheet of ice, apparently from a water main break in either my yard or my neighbors. It was also an issue at my studio, where I’ve noted for some time that water seeps from under the building and flows down the parking lot entrance to the street. That flow of water was a sheet of ice this morning, about an inch thick in some parts. These midwestern winters