someone was mentioning kimmirut as heavily delayed this year to make his point, don't remember the tread but considering the words i remember and that we are just 3 days later i'd say that this kind of delay, if any, is within a healty range due to weather conditions
the snow on the mountains "IS" almost gone and the ice will be gone within a few days as well, water is dark blue as compared to light blue ponds, hence what we see are micro leads if that term is allowed, at least i don't know any better one, ready to listen to a native who knows a better term for those "holes" in the ice.