Garden Hoarfrost
Today, I bundled up and went outside to enjoy the beauty of an Ohio winter.
Our garden is heavily-laden with intricate layers of frost crystals.
The slightest breeze will cause the crystals to tumble down through the branches and disappear into the landscape.
An Hoarfrost is formed by direct condensation of water vapor to the ice at temperatures below freezing and occurs when air is brought to its frost point by cooling. The name hoar comes from an Old English adjective that means "showing signs of old age" thus referring to the frost that makes trees and bushes look like white hair.
Have a beautiful day, Lori
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