This past week we’ve had mild temperatures at night coupled with unusually high dew points resulting in a few mornings of fog — the kind that hangs around all day, never burns off, and makes the day gray and gloomy. It’s not a very usual occurrence here in Minnesota, so it’s always noticeable when it’s foggy for a day or two. That was the case until Friday night when the temperature dropped down to 24 degrees and the air was still thick with moisture. Even before daylight on Saturday it was evident that Mother Nature was gracing everything with hoarfrost. The moisture that was clinging to trees, plants, and even fences had frozen in the air. It was a wonderfully beautiful sight — our brown grass was dusted in sparkling white, and all the trees and branches were lined in frost. Even more unusual was that it remained this way until midday. The sun tried to break through the low clouds, and when the wind picked up ever so slightly there was a cascade of ice crystals that would fall down from the trees overhead. I hiked through a local park and the landscape looked like it was photographed with infrared film. I loved the way the frost outlined the individual links in this chain-link fence and the leaf that was captured within its squares.
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Very good shot
Thanks, Aisling. Always nice to get positive comments from other photographers!
Beautiful picture as always 🙂
Thanks, Tammy!
Very cool picture–something so ordinary is transformed….
Thanks, Linda. Everything was transformed — it was an unusually beautiful sight.
Ohhhhh – when I saw Saturday morning – I hoped you would be in town and out and about. Thanks!
My pleasure, Margaret. Hope you got to enjoy the sparkling scenery too.
Another image that is KISS.
We have sun for almost a week! Did a Nisqually trek last week.
Just “bussin around” with my new schedule. Fun to know where to buzz too. Thank!!!!!! Sorry all, inside joke.
Glad you’ve been out enjoying the sun, Joani. And isn’t that just the main thing — being out and about. So many things to see, do, and experience. Keep it up!
I do NOT want to touch that fence! 🙂
Great shot and a prime example of why the rule of thirds works.
Thanks, Joan. No one wanted to touch anything for fear of it melting. Although it lasted all morning we knew it was only temporary. And perhaps that’s what made it all the more special.