A Mystery!!!

[Karen]

It's a pattern caused by the wind, I bet. Especially as they look like sine waves, and I'm betting, there in "the plains" you get a good steady wind ... the dips could be varying moisture cause different parts to freeze more solidly - it looks a lot like sand at the beach in some places ...

[Kfamr]

The first pictures is really neat!

Has it been windy? It looks like the similar pattern the wind gives the beaches around here.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I don't think it was animals unless there is an entire heard because the entire neighborhood looked that. I don't remember there being wind but I was indoors most of the day. I like that first picture the best. I looks like sugar crystals or something were dropped on it.

I just thought it was so neat. I've never seen anything like it. It does look like the beach in Kay's picture!!!

[BC_MoM]

The snow wouldn't look as delicate if they were animal tracks. I'd say that was most definitely the wind.

[slick]

I still say they are angel footprints.

[DrKym]

I agree with Slick. Angels and Fairies playing in the wonder of winter! How lucky to see their footprints!
Thanks for sharing!

[Freedom]

Nature at her best, as always! Thanks for taking and posting these photos.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I agree with Slick. Angels and Fairies playing in the wonder of winter! How lucky to see their footprints!
Thanks for sharing!

Like I told Slick earlier, I had asked for lots of extra angels to surround us during those storms so I really like the angel footprints idea!!!
They must have been dancing!!!

[Chica]

Did you ever think that maybe the snow falls in different areas on the ground. It can never be perfectly smooth when it falls from the sky.It can only be rippled on the ground!!!Daaaaaa!!!Maybe someone up in heaven will spread it like butter so it won't have the ripple effect!!!HAHAHAHA!!! That's my theory.........

[Felicia's Mom]

I've always thought it was caused by the wind.

[Randi]

LOL! Angels dancing - how neat!

I'm pretty sure it's caused by the wind, or could it be that some parts of your lawn is warmer than others? That's the only explanations I can think of. It does look very pretty.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Did you ever think that maybe the snow falls in different areas on the ground. It can never be perfectly smooth when it falls from the sky.It can only be rippled on the ground!!!Daaaaaa!!!Maybe someone up in heaven will spread it like butter so it won't have the ripple effect!!!HAHAHAHA!!! That's my theory.........

Good theory but it was smooth at first.
See:

[slick]

Hey, nice car MOMO......if that's yours.
I still go with the Angels dancing theory. So is your house to the right of the left of the car??

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Hey, nice car MOMO......if that's yours.
I still go with the Angels dancing theory. So is your house to the right of the left of the car??

My house is right in front of the car. I was standing on the back porch when I took the picture. The car may look nice but it's a broken down pile of junk. It is useful to store extra bags of kitty litter in though when the weather is nice. Lord I miss driving!!! Makes me want to cry!!!

I have the bus let me off behind the car and just load stuff into the trunk then take it into the house later with my little red wagon!!!
Now that there is snow, I have to bring everything right into the house by the front door. I can't risk a fall by going out to the car. It's trunk is frozen shut now anyway.

Now, aren't you sorry you asked????

[lizbud]

I was wondering about the car too. I thought it was the one not running.
When the wheather is that bad, it's maybe good that you are not driving
around in it.