Even the ice on Jamaica Pond is breaking up

From the road, Jamaica Pond still looks very much like a giant field of ice. But get out of the car and walk around and you'll see water around the edges - along with ducks, geese and even the odd fisherman enjoying the new liquid.

On the north side of the pond, a drainage pipe pouring into the pond has created a sort of river that has split the ice from one side of the pond to the other:

A seagull hangs out on the ice, near the "river:"

A duck, meanwhile, foraged for food in some open water on the Parkman Drive side of the pond:

Waiting ...

Don't even think it: