Thaw: to vanish, especially of ice as it loses its water. This energy is identical to the action of its opposite, dew, to gather water. Both are energies of emptiness, seen from opposite sides. It is not, however, the energy of the water itself. Rather, it is water’s shadow.

Bunchgrass and Sagebrush Slope in a Midwinter Thaw, Okanagan Valley, Canada