Freezing Fog.....MORE PIX!!

[Catlady711]

I'm jealous! I want snow. I'll trade places with you.

LOL we still don't have nearly as much snow as I'd like to have, but at least I don't have to look at the dying grass anymore instead I get to look at the squirrel & bird tracks in the snow which is much better!

[Donnaj4962]

As others in the Midwest have said, "We had that here yesterday!"

It WAS gorgeous! However, the fog was so thick that there were many car accidents. School was even cancelled! I was out at noon, and the fog was still fairly thick!

But boy, that ice on the trees was beautiful!

Nice pics!

[KitCat]

Cool pics. I would return the favor by showing photos of us sweating in Florida, but it isn't as photogenic!

[Dorothy39]

You captured some Great Pictures of the Freezing Fog Catlady711!

It was a Fairy Land before the Sun Melted it all away, and I wanted to take a few pictures too!!

Thank-You for Sharing Your Photos!!!

[lizbud]

Cool pics. I would return the favor by showing photos of us sweating in Florida, but it isn't as photogenic!

Probably not.

[Catty1]

Up here we call it hoarfrost. No wonder my friend in Mass had no idea what I was talking about!

From Wikipedia:

Hoar frost (sometimes hoarfrost) refers to the white ice crystals, deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form when the air is moist and surface is cold. Hoar frost is often seen on cold, clear autumn nights.

Hoar frost does not occur exclusively in nature. Hoar frost is also found in and around freezers particularly in industrial cold storage facilities. It occurs in adjacent rooms that are not well insulated against the cold and around entry locations where humidity and moisture will enter and freeze instantly depending on the freezer temperature.

Hoar frost is similar in appearance to rime ice, but the two are distinct. In formation of hoar frost, the water vapour condenses through deposition directly to solid ice whereas rime ice is formed following initial condensation into liquid droplets. Thus, hoar frost is formed when the dew point is warmer than surface but colder than the air temperature, and colder than freezing point. The formation of frost is an example of meteorological deposition.

Hoar Frost is a common cause of avalanches when it forms at the snow's surface and subsequent layers of snow fall on top of it. The layer of hoar frost consists of angular crystals that do not bond well to each other or other layers of snow, causing upper layers to slide off under the right conditions, especially when upper layers are well bonded within themselves, as is the case in a slab avalanche.

[Catlady711]

Catty1 - thanks for the informative post explaining this neat phenomenon! When I was asking hubby if he'd seen it he also called it Hoar Frost, he said years ago when his family lived in Alaska they had that alot. Until a few years ago I don't recall ever having seen it before. My pix from before weren't so good either. lol

According to my photo information these were taken in Feb. 2005.

[dukedogsmom]

Those are beautiful!