Greetings! So, after about a month of being disconnected from my rendering computer I was finally allowed back in to reestablish the networking. It seems my institution availed itself of the opportunity to upgrade some switching hardware on mass while most of us were working from home. But they did not take the time to fully configure it all. Remote access to systems on the workstation networks being one of those oversights. That being said, I am now returning to my workplace at least one day per week so I can tackle these bugs as they occur. Nevertheless, I am still working from home most days. A situation likely to last until the New Year.1 And virtual meetings with Microsoft Teams will continue to be the norm in times to come. With that, a colleague of mine asked if I could create a Teams/Zoom background that was more, well, normal. No dystopian cityscapes (I haven't posted that one yet) or menacing alien cows (I haven't posted that one either ).2 I thought that my aurora piece was pretty normal/natural but some people just want the conventional. So after some tinkering, this landscape took shape. This is really my first effort at depicting ice in a natural setting3 and I really wanted to create the sensation of "coldness" in the environment. In any case, I hope you enjoy. And I hope all of you are well and staying safe. Now I must mow my lawn. Cheers! References: 1I am saving a lot of money not driving. 2Oops! 3Calling a scene "alien" is a nice 'get out of jail free card' when something does not look right.4 4Do I date myself with the 'Monopoly' reference?