Nov 15, 2014
An Essay in Hoar Frost
Under clear frosty nights in winter soft ice crystals might form on vegetation or any object that has been chilled below freezing point by radiation cooling. This deposit of ice crystals is known as hoar frost and may sometimes be so thick that it might look like snow. The interlocking ice crystals become attached to branches of trees, leafs, hedgerows and grass blades and are one of the most prominent features of a typical ‘winter wonderland’ day. However, the fine ‘feathers’, ‘needles’ and ‘spines’ might also be found on any other object that is exposed to supersaturated air below freezing temperature.
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I really don’t miss those days. Stay warm!
Lovely pictures…..to look at but I really don’t want to live it – I do thank you for sharing. I remember my Mom talking about Hoar Frost and seeing it as a kid here in West Virginia. Heading SOUTH the day after Christmas.
Beautiful pics showing nature at her best. Those of us in central Canada are use to the climate changes and sometimes even do appreciate Mother Nature. That Hoar Frost is awesome…great photography!!
It is especially beautiful when the sun shines and the frost starts falling from the trees. Everything is so sparkly. Off to AZ! Talk soon.
That brings back wonderful (not)memories on the many winters we spent in Ontario.