The trees are full of frost this morning and they look pretty but up close, the frost looks a little less pretty and not so friendly.
Sunday Morning Frost
Picture of the Day for December 31, 2015
The old father time image often comes to mind when the year comes to a close. This pine pine might not be the father time image, but it sure has turned white like father time’s hair. The pine tree looks like a space creature from the original Star Trek series and looks worn out and old with the white frost covering it.
Tree Space Monster
Picture of the Day for February 4, 2015
A sunny winter morning can look pretty after a new snowfall or frost formation, but normally by the time it warms up enough to venture outside, the wind has blown the snow off the trees and this morning it looks like it is snowing again with snow coming off the tree limbs.
Winter Morning
Picture of the Day for January 21, 2014
I think I need to fix my fence. It is not stopping the snow or the cold! Course it wouldn’t stop any critters either but the bluebirds like to land on it to watch for bugs in the summer.
Leaky Fence
Picture of the Day for January 18, 2014
The ‘Mighty Oak’ is still trying to hang unto autumn even though winter started early this year. The winter winds might have broken the branch off, but the oak leaves give a hint of color on the white forest floor.
Leaves from the Mighty Oak
Picture of the Day for January 13, 2014
Barbwire is thorny enough, especially when working with it, but with the frost it seems extra spiky.
Bristly Barbwire
Picture of the Day for January 11, 2014
The landscape was still covered with heavy frost today leaving very little color besides white and at times when the wind blew stronger, it looked like it was snowing.
Frost Covered Landscape
Picture of the Day for January 10, 2014
The slightly warmer day (still below freezing) but above zero, was very foggy and with mist in the air, the trees and many objects were coated in frost. It always amazes me how the frost can build ten times or more in thickness than the object or limb it is forming on. It looks like rigid ice but if you bump the branch, the frost quickly falls off and the photo opportunity disappears until the next frosty winter day.
Frosted Branch
Picture of the Day for November 17, 2013
A warm November day is preferable, but I didn’t feel too sorry for this thistle when it was covered with frost. But I suppose the spines might be stiffer and poke in farther if frozen so good thing it is too cold to be bare foot.
Frosted Thistle
Picture of the Day for November 5, 2013
When I looked outside this morning, the ground was white but at least it was only frost and since it was clear enough to form frost, you knew the sun would be up soon to melt the frost away. Tomorrow could be white with snow so I will take the frost instead of snow even if the frost probably felt heavy on the fallen leaves.
Heavy Frost
