It's been icy cold in the far northlands, with temperatures hovering not too far above zero for several days. The snow isn't really all that deep, only 8 inches in the back yard, but it's covering everything and hanging fairly heavy on the trees.
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| Snow on black spruce. |
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| Looking upward, we can see ice crystals frozen on to the needles. |
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| It was about 3°F when I was out taking these photos. |
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| Brr! |
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| Ice crystals on the twigs of a deciduous tree. |
Ice
is a mineral of the hexagonal crystal system. The crystals in this photo consist mostly of needles and plates, probably a combination of of
soft rime ice and
hoarfrost.
I'm hoping for some sun today so I can take more photos of the ice-laden trees.
2 comments:
Fun to see both evergreen and deciduous trees coping, in their very different ways, with the same cold, snowy, often dark, winter.
Often dark, for sure!
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