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frost stars
tiny little silver stars in the hundreds,
as if fallen from the night sky
like pixie dust
It amazes me how different frost patterns can be.
It is now even colder and drier, down to -6C (21F) last night.
At 10:45 am, the sun's low sideways rays had not yet thawed them.
Last week's frost followed a long rainy period.
Compare to these frost birds from last winter.
We Vancouverites need a reality check about cold.
It was -36C (-32F) in southern Alberta last night.
Husband is on his way there on business, brrrr!
Comments
That's wonderful how you begin with the hills in the background and then pull us in close. Fraktalisch!
Posted by: rouchswalwe | 13:05 08 December 2009
These are lovely stars from some very generous pixies if icy lands.
Posted by: maria | 15:51 08 December 2009
the first photo is truly lovely. Truly lovely things are even more lovely in the context of the news these days of the stance of PM Harper's cabal at the Copenhagen Conference.
Frost in its amazing patterns so unpredictable and simple is so uplifting!
Posted by: taina | 16:26 08 December 2009
They are cute and exquisite too. Also love your other frost pictures from last week.
Posted by: Cathy | 17:01 08 December 2009
So beautiful! We don't get these on our windows here - I guess the condo is a lot "tighter" than the old house - and your photos made me miss my old drafty windows on frosty mornings. Thanks for these exquisite photos.
Posted by: beth | 18:26 08 December 2009
Thanks, everyone!
R - Love that new word 'Fraktalisch'!
Beth - Actually these frost patterns appear on the sloping roof glass or skylights in our unheated solarium. I'd very worried if these were appearing on the windows of our renovated house! That would remind me of the old house we lived in Winnipeg when I was a child. I had an attic room where the window, even with a storm window outside, would get thick ice on it that could stay there for weeks.
Posted by: marja-leena | 20:10 08 December 2009
Wow. I love your frost patterns. Haven't seen these in England since I was a child (because of climate change, not fancy windows) The first one here looks almost like a pointillist painting, doesn't it?
Posted by: Jean | 02:32 09 December 2009
I'm afraid the middle one reminded me of the chicken and stars soup I ate as a child!!
We had wonderful frost art on the drafty windows in my last apartment. Nice thick insulation here, though, which I can't complain about.
Posted by: leslee | 05:04 09 December 2009
Hi Jean! Yes, it does appear quite pointillist. So England has been getting warmer? We seem to be getting more extremes such as storms in the last few years.
Leslee, aw. Draft-free is best! Imagine the savings on heating bills.
Posted by: marja-leena | 08:35 09 December 2009
Those frosty stars could be worked into wondeful and unusual Christmas cards.
Posted by: Joe Hyam | 09:24 11 December 2009
Joe, thanks. I thought of it, perhaps I'll try next year. Several years ago, I did make some but was disappointed in them. Compare this photo to the printed card. They look so flat on paper compared to being on the backlit monitor, or I'm not a very good photoshopper :-)
Posted by: marja-leena | 12:34 11 December 2009