冰消灯起 Ice Gone, Lights On 【中文/English】

今天再赴喷泉边，气温 4℃，风有点大 —— 特意盯了那几枝前两日挂冰的垂柳枝，果然，冰晶早没了踪影，只剩枝条在风里摇晃。

这下彻底信了：之前的 2℃无风、局部挂冰，真是 “过冷水雾 + 辐射散热 + 稳定风” 的巧合叠出来的反常识，如今温度升了、风大了，条件没有了，冰自然就消了。

转身往公园深处走，发现多了许多彩色的光：

步道旁的树缠上了暖黄串灯，星星、彩球灯挂在树枝上，灯光垂到湖面，和远处高楼的窗灯遥相呼应。

湖心亭的飞檐浸在暖光里，湖边石头上缀着颗粉亮的球灯，细碎串灯铺散在湖边，湖面上一半是镜面一半是波纹，回看这张图片的时候我很惊讶，明明是实景随拍，却好像是合成的图片。

凑近看，树干缠的灯线裹出暖黄的圈，红粉黄的球灯嵌在枯枝间，弥补了城市看不到星星的遗憾。冷风吹着，却看着暖——灯光裹着草木、裹着亭台。

I headed back to the fountain today. It was 4°C, and the wind was picking up — I checked those willow twigs that had ice on them a couple days ago. Sure enough, the ice was long gone, with only branches swaying in the breeze.
Now I know for sure: that weird patch of ice (when it was 2°C and calm) was just a mix of "supercooled mist, the twigs losing heat fast, and still air". Now it’s warmer and windier, so the ice melted right away.
I walked deeper into the park and found it glowing with lights:
Trees along the path were wrapped in warm yellow string lights, with star and ball lanterns hanging from the branches. The light spilled onto the lake, matching the window lights of the distant tall buildings.
The lake-center pavilion’s eaves glowed warmly. A bright pink ball light sat on a lakeside rock, with tiny string lights around it. The water was half smooth, half rippled — my casual photo looked like a fake, it was so pretty.
Up close, the string lights wrapped the trunks in yellow circles. Red, pink and yellow balls nested in the bare branches — like stars in the city. The wind was cold, but the lights wrapped the plants and pavilion, making everything feel warm.

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