Frosty Winter Lake

The frozen winter stillness is broken by the wind currents on top of the lake. The tree branches glitter with frost in the sunlight. Once in a while a bird can be heard above the lake. The water is pushed against the snow capped banks. In the very far off distance a car horn can be heard once in a while, and then sound is muffled by the moving water. A lake is a body of relatively still water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land apart from a river, stream, or other form of moving water that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by river