Beautiful Ice Crystal Formation...

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I don't know anything about this phenomenon, and haven't seen it before:








It really seems to be ice--it melts immediately in my hand.  I have no reason to think it's biological.  It forms on bare sticks (no bark).  I'd assume they form when there's no wind and perhaps when thick, icy fog is present...

[storm]

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/frost2/frost2.htm

At the bottom of that webpage there are photos of Frost Flowers...

[Snowbird]

I've never seen something like this before... what an amazing... something... whatever you may call it.

[GRAHAM_RANCH]

WHAT GREAT PHOTOS! USED TO SEE THIS OFF AND ON HANGING OF FENCE POSTS AND BRUSH OAK BRANCHES NEAR OUR HORSE CORRALS. NOW I FINALLY KNOW THAT THEY ARE CALLED 'SNOW FLOWERS". ANOTHER INTERESTING ARTICLES ABOUT ICE CRYSTAL FORMATION IS AT http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/life_sciences/report-27726.html

WHAT GREAT PHOTOS!!!!!!!!1

[Nolena]

Those look amazing.

[kew]

This is a thread from last year. It also has some beautiful ice formations.

http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php/topic,5126.0.html

[thevampy1]

All beautiful photos.  Wonder if I am going to get any ice this year down the hill.  Last year I was shocked that we had icy sidewalks where the sprinklers had been running.  I slipped on it two days in a row - just did not fathom ice in North Hollywood!

[Tumblebush]

Well, I was so hoping that this morning would be my chance to find some Frost Flowers...but all that I could find was Spikes.
Kind of a cool phenom how the water just squeezes out of the ground and freezes.
Mother Nature is just too cool.

I'm just glad we are starting to see the ground finally.