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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Hoar Frost

Last week we had a very unusual bout of hoar frost. Hoar frost is the tiny solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air which occurs when the temperature of the surfaces is below freezing point. It happens generally with clear skies. It's not unheard of here in Bluff Country but day after day for almost a week.... that's something else. I had thought it would be great to get out and about with the truck and take some pictures. Come on along!








First it's coffee and time to look out the window into the back yard. Oh my! I can hardly see the field or the road to town. It looks like some kind of icy fog. Time to let Baron out though.

As I open the garage door and step out, Baron is busy checking out the tracks of any nightime visitors. It's part of his morning ritual. The hoar frost covers all the trees.


I wave at all the neighbors as they head off to work. I don't miss having to do that much at all!



Down the highway a bit, our neighbors farmhouse looks shrouded in mystery. Fog and hoar frost can do that.

14 comments:

  1. We had freezing frost last month. It was beautiful. Couldn't believe the huge crystals it left on the limbs of trees.
    Marnie

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  2. Well, it is pretty, that's for sure. I've seen enough variations of frozen water lately to last me a good long tme, though - I'm ready for pictures of greenery and flowers! C'mon, Spring!

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  3. Neat photos. No frost here, just lots of snow. I really like your last photo.

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  4. Wow. That is really something. It is a very impressive sight.

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  5. I must tell you how much I enjoyed your wonderful pics......thanks. Lo

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  6. Your "Hoar Frost" pictures are gorgeous. We had a bit of that a couple weeks ago...beautiful!

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  7. the snow makes everything look beautiful!

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  8. Beautiful photos, Troutbirder. I'm glad you took them! We had hoarfrost recently, too... but believe it or not, I didn't take my camera outdoors.

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  9. Kia ora TB,
    Beautiful stuff. This is a quite common occurence here by the mountain rivers in winter, particularly in the mornings. The tops are snow covered, but the deep valleys still green and lush in winter. So on those cold clear winter evenings the temps drop down by the rivers we get wonderful and amazing hoar frosts.
    Cheers,
    Robb

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  10. It's as if there was a beautiful shroud over everything, must have been wondrous walking and clicking...and I've learned something again from you. Interesting and titillating!

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  11. Nice wintry photos! Love that last one.

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  12. BEAUTIFUL! How can people dislike winter? *~<];-)

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