Blue Cover
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Quiet art for quiet minds.
From Japan, to your space.
Online gallery offering artworks by Japanese artists.
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From Japan, to your space.
Online gallery offering artworks by Japanese artists.
↓Shop (Ships Worldwide)
https://bluecover.shop/
Plum blossoms don’t announce spring.
They simply appear.
Photograph by Toshitaka Nakamura
"#240206_PlumBlossoms_1453"
A quiet moment from everyday life.
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They simply appear.
Photograph by Toshitaka Nakamura
"#240206_PlumBlossoms_1453"
A quiet moment from everyday life.
bluecover.shop?pid=185693827
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Plum blossoms don’t announce spring.
They simply appear.
Photograph by Toshitaka Nakamura
"#240206_PlumBlossoms_1453"
A quiet moment from everyday life.
bluecover.shop?pid=185693827
They simply appear.
Photograph by Toshitaka Nakamura
"#240206_PlumBlossoms_1453"
A quiet moment from everyday life.
bluecover.shop?pid=185693827
A Cezanne-style painting of Kagami Mochi. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM
A Cezanne-style painting of Kagami Mochi. Happy New Year!
Looking back at Japan’s art scene in 2025.
At some point, advertisements felt
more powerful than artworks.
This is not an answer,
but a quiet question.
“Ura-Sanpo” #14
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At some point, advertisements felt
more powerful than artworks.
This is not an answer,
but a quiet question.
“Ura-Sanpo” #14
rebrand.ly/blue-cover-d...
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Looking back at Japan’s art scene in 2025.
At some point, advertisements felt
more powerful than artworks.
This is not an answer,
but a quiet question.
“Ura-Sanpo” #14
rebrand.ly/blue-cover-d...
At some point, advertisements felt
more powerful than artworks.
This is not an answer,
but a quiet question.
“Ura-Sanpo” #14
rebrand.ly/blue-cover-d...
Seeds and Fruit by Mayumi Someyama.
A quiet etching about cycles, time, and becoming.
A quiet etching about cycles, time, and becoming.
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Seeds and Fruit by Mayumi Someyama.
A quiet etching about cycles, time, and becoming.
A quiet etching about cycles, time, and becoming.
Someya Mayumi: "Special Fruit"(Etching）
It's not particularly lively,
yet it reminds us of truly "special" moments.
Perfect for the quiet spaces of Christmas.
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It's not particularly lively,
yet it reminds us of truly "special" moments.
Perfect for the quiet spaces of Christmas.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=181529809
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Someya Mayumi: "Special Fruit"(Etching）
It's not particularly lively,
yet it reminds us of truly "special" moments.
Perfect for the quiet spaces of Christmas.
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It's not particularly lively,
yet it reminds us of truly "special" moments.
Perfect for the quiet spaces of Christmas.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=181529809
Artwork by Shizumune Matsuda
"Tomorrow, the blue rose I may have seen"
Related columns can be found here.
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"Tomorrow, the blue rose I may have seen"
Related columns can be found here.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Artwork by Shizumune Matsuda
"Tomorrow, the blue rose I may have seen"
Related columns can be found here.
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"Tomorrow, the blue rose I may have seen"
Related columns can be found here.
x.gd/rgPrb
Need a clear path?
This ancient script (方) depicts direction, yet intentionally keeps a soft, ambiguous shape.
A quiet reminder that the perfect destination is less important than the beauty of the journey itself.
Trust your own compass.
Shop: bluecover.shop?pid=184161023
This ancient script (方) depicts direction, yet intentionally keeps a soft, ambiguous shape.
A quiet reminder that the perfect destination is less important than the beauty of the journey itself.
Trust your own compass.
Shop: bluecover.shop?pid=184161023
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Need a clear path?
This ancient script (方) depicts direction, yet intentionally keeps a soft, ambiguous shape.
A quiet reminder that the perfect destination is less important than the beauty of the journey itself.
Trust your own compass.
Shop: bluecover.shop?pid=184161023
This ancient script (方) depicts direction, yet intentionally keeps a soft, ambiguous shape.
A quiet reminder that the perfect destination is less important than the beauty of the journey itself.
Trust your own compass.
Shop: bluecover.shop?pid=184161023
"Miryoku" usually means Charm. Here, it means Untapped Potential (未力).
This ancient Phoenix (鳳) calligraphy, executed in traditional Japanese Sumi ink, is a quiet reminder of the power waiting to awaken within you.
A profound piece for your mindful journey.
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This ancient Phoenix (鳳) calligraphy, executed in traditional Japanese Sumi ink, is a quiet reminder of the power waiting to awaken within you.
A profound piece for your mindful journey.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=184160996
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Miryoku" usually means Charm. Here, it means Untapped Potential (未力).
This ancient Phoenix (鳳) calligraphy, executed in traditional Japanese Sumi ink, is a quiet reminder of the power waiting to awaken within you.
A profound piece for your mindful journey.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=184160996
This ancient Phoenix (鳳) calligraphy, executed in traditional Japanese Sumi ink, is a quiet reminder of the power waiting to awaken within you.
A profound piece for your mindful journey.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=184160996
"Sacred Day"
A reindeer, five trees, a star.
The quiet magic of winter nights.
Mayumi Someya
Copperplate print on Hahnemühle
13.5×9.2cm, Edition of 30
Place it anywhere, light it always.
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A reindeer, five trees, a star.
The quiet magic of winter nights.
Mayumi Someya
Copperplate print on Hahnemühle
13.5×9.2cm, Edition of 30
Place it anywhere, light it always.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=181529822
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
"Sacred Day"
A reindeer, five trees, a star.
The quiet magic of winter nights.
Mayumi Someya
Copperplate print on Hahnemühle
13.5×9.2cm, Edition of 30
Place it anywhere, light it always.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=181529822
A reindeer, five trees, a star.
The quiet magic of winter nights.
Mayumi Someya
Copperplate print on Hahnemühle
13.5×9.2cm, Edition of 30
Place it anywhere, light it always.
🔗 bluecover.shop?pid=181529822
A small yellow house,
quietly remembering where the heart returns.
— “Yellow House” by Mayumi Someya
#artprint #quietart #BlueCover
quietly remembering where the heart returns.
— “Yellow House” by Mayumi Someya
#artprint #quietart #BlueCover
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A small yellow house,
quietly remembering where the heart returns.
— “Yellow House” by Mayumi Someya
#artprint #quietart #BlueCover
quietly remembering where the heart returns.
— “Yellow House” by Mayumi Someya
#artprint #quietart #BlueCover
Art Walk #13: “My Tale of Mii-dera” is now live.
A quiet journey through Mii-dera—
Kano Mitsunobu’s screens, the graves of Fenollosa & Bigelow,
and the mysterious Shinra Myōjin statue.
A short essay for those who enjoy silence, history, and hidden stories.
Read here: x.gd/fPkBq
#Japan #Mii-dera
A quiet journey through Mii-dera—
Kano Mitsunobu’s screens, the graves of Fenollosa & Bigelow,
and the mysterious Shinra Myōjin statue.
A short essay for those who enjoy silence, history, and hidden stories.
Read here: x.gd/fPkBq
#Japan #Mii-dera
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Art Walk #13: “My Tale of Mii-dera” is now live.
A quiet journey through Mii-dera—
Kano Mitsunobu’s screens, the graves of Fenollosa & Bigelow,
and the mysterious Shinra Myōjin statue.
A short essay for those who enjoy silence, history, and hidden stories.
Read here: x.gd/fPkBq
#Japan #Mii-dera
A quiet journey through Mii-dera—
Kano Mitsunobu’s screens, the graves of Fenollosa & Bigelow,
and the mysterious Shinra Myōjin statue.
A short essay for those who enjoy silence, history, and hidden stories.
Read here: x.gd/fPkBq
#Japan #Mii-dera
In the sleeping forest,
the wind and silence
become one quiet sound.
“A Day Sleeping in the Forest” – Mayumi Someya
Etching 10×10cm
#BlueCover #ArtPrint #MindfulArt #Stillness #ContemplativeArt #etching
the wind and silence
become one quiet sound.
“A Day Sleeping in the Forest” – Mayumi Someya
Etching 10×10cm
#BlueCover #ArtPrint #MindfulArt #Stillness #ContemplativeArt #etching
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
In the sleeping forest,
the wind and silence
become one quiet sound.
“A Day Sleeping in the Forest” – Mayumi Someya
Etching 10×10cm
#BlueCover #ArtPrint #MindfulArt #Stillness #ContemplativeArt #etching
the wind and silence
become one quiet sound.
“A Day Sleeping in the Forest” – Mayumi Someya
Etching 10×10cm
#BlueCover #ArtPrint #MindfulArt #Stillness #ContemplativeArt #etching
A quiet table after the meal—
where warmth still lingers in the air.
Mayumi Someya, ”A Moment at the Table（食卓の時間）”
— A small print that holds the silence of everyday life.
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#MayumiSomeya #BlueCover #ArtPrint #QuietMoments #MindfulArt
where warmth still lingers in the air.
Mayumi Someya, ”A Moment at the Table（食卓の時間）”
— A small print that holds the silence of everyday life.
👉 bluecover.shop?pid=181529801
#MayumiSomeya #BlueCover #ArtPrint #QuietMoments #MindfulArt
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A quiet table after the meal—
where warmth still lingers in the air.
Mayumi Someya, ”A Moment at the Table（食卓の時間）”
— A small print that holds the silence of everyday life.
👉 bluecover.shop?pid=181529801
#MayumiSomeya #BlueCover #ArtPrint #QuietMoments #MindfulArt
where warmth still lingers in the air.
Mayumi Someya, ”A Moment at the Table（食卓の時間）”
— A small print that holds the silence of everyday life.
👉 bluecover.shop?pid=181529801
#MayumiSomeya #BlueCover #ArtPrint #QuietMoments #MindfulArt
Like the shape of a quiet wind.
“ASUKA（飛鳥）” by Sho Kishino（岸野 承）
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“ASUKA（飛鳥）” by Sho Kishino（岸野 承）
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November 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Like the shape of a quiet wind.
“ASUKA（飛鳥）” by Sho Kishino（岸野 承）
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=187839113
“ASUKA（飛鳥）” by Sho Kishino（岸野 承）
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=187839113
A moment of stillness—
a white wagtail crossing the quiet morning.
#240207_WhiteWagtail_007
by Toshitaka Nakamura
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#BlueCover #FineArtPhotography #Minimalism #UrbanNature #MindfulArt
a white wagtail crossing the quiet morning.
#240207_WhiteWagtail_007
by Toshitaka Nakamura
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#BlueCover #FineArtPhotography #Minimalism #UrbanNature #MindfulArt
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A moment of stillness—
a white wagtail crossing the quiet morning.
#240207_WhiteWagtail_007
by Toshitaka Nakamura
→ bluecover.shop?pid=185693863
#BlueCover #FineArtPhotography #Minimalism #UrbanNature #MindfulArt
a white wagtail crossing the quiet morning.
#240207_WhiteWagtail_007
by Toshitaka Nakamura
→ bluecover.shop?pid=185693863
#BlueCover #FineArtPhotography #Minimalism #UrbanNature #MindfulArt
The world's coolest town, Jimbo-cho, is hosting Jimbo-cho machinakaART 2025. I went to see it myself.
Abstract painter Shizumune Matsuda, who participates in Blue Cover, is exhibiting his work at the book cafe Gekkashya（月花舎）. If you're interested, head to Jimbo-cho!
His work 👉 x.gd/krzRT
Abstract painter Shizumune Matsuda, who participates in Blue Cover, is exhibiting his work at the book cafe Gekkashya（月花舎）. If you're interested, head to Jimbo-cho!
His work 👉 x.gd/krzRT
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The world's coolest town, Jimbo-cho, is hosting Jimbo-cho machinakaART 2025. I went to see it myself.
Abstract painter Shizumune Matsuda, who participates in Blue Cover, is exhibiting his work at the book cafe Gekkashya（月花舎）. If you're interested, head to Jimbo-cho!
His work 👉 x.gd/krzRT
Abstract painter Shizumune Matsuda, who participates in Blue Cover, is exhibiting his work at the book cafe Gekkashya（月花舎）. If you're interested, head to Jimbo-cho!
His work 👉 x.gd/krzRT
✨ Art Behind the Scenes #12
“Three Artisans Who Shaped the Future”
— Heisaburo Iwano (Echizen Washi), Mokujiki (Buddhist sculptor), and Nami no Ihachi (temple woodcarver).
Their spirit of craftsmanship lives on in today’s artists.
Read the full column on Blue Cover:
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“Three Artisans Who Shaped the Future”
— Heisaburo Iwano (Echizen Washi), Mokujiki (Buddhist sculptor), and Nami no Ihachi (temple woodcarver).
Their spirit of craftsmanship lives on in today’s artists.
Read the full column on Blue Cover:
🔗 x.gd/goSnm
October 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
✨ Art Behind the Scenes #12
“Three Artisans Who Shaped the Future”
— Heisaburo Iwano (Echizen Washi), Mokujiki (Buddhist sculptor), and Nami no Ihachi (temple woodcarver).
Their spirit of craftsmanship lives on in today’s artists.
Read the full column on Blue Cover:
🔗 x.gd/goSnm
“Three Artisans Who Shaped the Future”
— Heisaburo Iwano (Echizen Washi), Mokujiki (Buddhist sculptor), and Nami no Ihachi (temple woodcarver).
Their spirit of craftsmanship lives on in today’s artists.
Read the full column on Blue Cover:
🔗 x.gd/goSnm
Like a book that opens to the same page—
some memories always return.
Sohei Yamamoto paints Japan's everyday stories.
"Student Days" captures a Showa street corner.
Oil on canvas, M8, ¥308,000
Academy of Art University grad
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#OilPainting #JapaneseArtist
some memories always return.
Sohei Yamamoto paints Japan's everyday stories.
"Student Days" captures a Showa street corner.
Oil on canvas, M8, ¥308,000
Academy of Art University grad
bluecover.shop
#OilPainting #JapaneseArtist
October 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Like a book that opens to the same page—
some memories always return.
Sohei Yamamoto paints Japan's everyday stories.
"Student Days" captures a Showa street corner.
Oil on canvas, M8, ¥308,000
Academy of Art University grad
bluecover.shop
#OilPainting #JapaneseArtist
some memories always return.
Sohei Yamamoto paints Japan's everyday stories.
"Student Days" captures a Showa street corner.
Oil on canvas, M8, ¥308,000
Academy of Art University grad
bluecover.shop
#OilPainting #JapaneseArtist
A tree blinks once—
and the world breathes with it.
🖼️ “The Tree Is Winking” by Shizumune Matsuda
（樹が目くばせしている）
Mixed media on canvas 33.3×24.2cm
Sakurajima ash, acrylic, gold & silver leaf
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187117824
and the world breathes with it.
🖼️ “The Tree Is Winking” by Shizumune Matsuda
（樹が目くばせしている）
Mixed media on canvas 33.3×24.2cm
Sakurajima ash, acrylic, gold & silver leaf
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187117824
October 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A tree blinks once—
and the world breathes with it.
🖼️ “The Tree Is Winking” by Shizumune Matsuda
（樹が目くばせしている）
Mixed media on canvas 33.3×24.2cm
Sakurajima ash, acrylic, gold & silver leaf
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187117824
and the world breathes with it.
🖼️ “The Tree Is Winking” by Shizumune Matsuda
（樹が目くばせしている）
Mixed media on canvas 33.3×24.2cm
Sakurajima ash, acrylic, gold & silver leaf
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187117824
In ”Star Drops D”, Shizumune Matsuda captures
a universe condensed into silence and light.
Volcanic ash from Sakurajima shimmers beneath layers of gold and silver,each stroke breathing calm into the night.
Original mixed media on canvas (18×13cm).
One of a kind — quiet, luminous, eternal.
a universe condensed into silence and light.
Volcanic ash from Sakurajima shimmers beneath layers of gold and silver,each stroke breathing calm into the night.
Original mixed media on canvas (18×13cm).
One of a kind — quiet, luminous, eternal.
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
In ”Star Drops D”, Shizumune Matsuda captures
a universe condensed into silence and light.
Volcanic ash from Sakurajima shimmers beneath layers of gold and silver,each stroke breathing calm into the night.
Original mixed media on canvas (18×13cm).
One of a kind — quiet, luminous, eternal.
a universe condensed into silence and light.
Volcanic ash from Sakurajima shimmers beneath layers of gold and silver,each stroke breathing calm into the night.
Original mixed media on canvas (18×13cm).
One of a kind — quiet, luminous, eternal.
"Fish don't sleep yet"
Mayumi Someya's copperplate print was selected as an award candidate at the 2025 Awagami International Miniprint Exhibition.
13×14cm, Edition of 18
¥27,500 (framed)
Ships worldwide from Japan
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187035693
#PrintmakingArt #Intaglio #JapaneseArt
Mayumi Someya's copperplate print was selected as an award candidate at the 2025 Awagami International Miniprint Exhibition.
13×14cm, Edition of 18
¥27,500 (framed)
Ships worldwide from Japan
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187035693
#PrintmakingArt #Intaglio #JapaneseArt
October 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Fish don't sleep yet"
Mayumi Someya's copperplate print was selected as an award candidate at the 2025 Awagami International Miniprint Exhibition.
13×14cm, Edition of 18
¥27,500 (framed)
Ships worldwide from Japan
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187035693
#PrintmakingArt #Intaglio #JapaneseArt
Mayumi Someya's copperplate print was selected as an award candidate at the 2025 Awagami International Miniprint Exhibition.
13×14cm, Edition of 18
¥27,500 (framed)
Ships worldwide from Japan
→ bluecover.shop?pid=187035693
#PrintmakingArt #Intaglio #JapaneseArt
When blue surrounds you,
it feels like the presence of tomorrow.
Shizumune Matsuda
“Ultramarine You Might Have Seen Tomorrow”
31.8×41cm / mixed media (incl. Sakurajima volcanic ash)
→ Details via profile link
#ContemporaryArt #BlueCover #ShizumuneMatsuda #blue #tomorrow
it feels like the presence of tomorrow.
Shizumune Matsuda
“Ultramarine You Might Have Seen Tomorrow”
31.8×41cm / mixed media (incl. Sakurajima volcanic ash)
→ Details via profile link
#ContemporaryArt #BlueCover #ShizumuneMatsuda #blue #tomorrow
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
When blue surrounds you,
it feels like the presence of tomorrow.
Shizumune Matsuda
“Ultramarine You Might Have Seen Tomorrow”
31.8×41cm / mixed media (incl. Sakurajima volcanic ash)
→ Details via profile link
#ContemporaryArt #BlueCover #ShizumuneMatsuda #blue #tomorrow
it feels like the presence of tomorrow.
Shizumune Matsuda
“Ultramarine You Might Have Seen Tomorrow”
31.8×41cm / mixed media (incl. Sakurajima volcanic ash)
→ Details via profile link
#ContemporaryArt #BlueCover #ShizumuneMatsuda #blue #tomorrow
When painting, the artist always creates a jet-black canvas using volcanic ash from his hometown volcano.
”Yesterday, Maybe Seeing Green Orange”
by Shizumune Matsuda
31.8×41cm oil on canvas
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=187118265
”Yesterday, Maybe Seeing Green Orange”
by Shizumune Matsuda
31.8×41cm oil on canvas
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=187118265
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
When painting, the artist always creates a jet-black canvas using volcanic ash from his hometown volcano.
”Yesterday, Maybe Seeing Green Orange”
by Shizumune Matsuda
31.8×41cm oil on canvas
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=187118265
”Yesterday, Maybe Seeing Green Orange”
by Shizumune Matsuda
31.8×41cm oil on canvas
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=187118265
Where are you walking now?
From aged wood and river stone,
a quiet figure emerges —
a reflection of our own journey.
Sculpture by Sho Kishino: Walking Man
→ More details via profile link
bluecover.shop?pid=187839386
From aged wood and river stone,
a quiet figure emerges —
a reflection of our own journey.
Sculpture by Sho Kishino: Walking Man
→ More details via profile link
bluecover.shop?pid=187839386
September 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Where are you walking now?
From aged wood and river stone,
a quiet figure emerges —
a reflection of our own journey.
Sculpture by Sho Kishino: Walking Man
→ More details via profile link
bluecover.shop?pid=187839386
From aged wood and river stone,
a quiet figure emerges —
a reflection of our own journey.
Sculpture by Sho Kishino: Walking Man
→ More details via profile link
bluecover.shop?pid=187839386
On the frozen Yamanaka lake,
the sun pauses for a breath
at the crown of Mt. Fuji.
✧ Juyo Mitsukawa “Toward Diamond Fuji”
A3 / Edition of 3 / Signed
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=181529565
In recent years, it seems that lakes no longer freeze over completely due to the effects of global warming.
the sun pauses for a breath
at the crown of Mt. Fuji.
✧ Juyo Mitsukawa “Toward Diamond Fuji”
A3 / Edition of 3 / Signed
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=181529565
In recent years, it seems that lakes no longer freeze over completely due to the effects of global warming.
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
On the frozen Yamanaka lake,
the sun pauses for a breath
at the crown of Mt. Fuji.
✧ Juyo Mitsukawa “Toward Diamond Fuji”
A3 / Edition of 3 / Signed
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=181529565
In recent years, it seems that lakes no longer freeze over completely due to the effects of global warming.
the sun pauses for a breath
at the crown of Mt. Fuji.
✧ Juyo Mitsukawa “Toward Diamond Fuji”
A3 / Edition of 3 / Signed
👉https://bluecover.shop/?pid=181529565
In recent years, it seems that lakes no longer freeze over completely due to the effects of global warming.