Lessons Learned On The Farm Too

Frost Flowers!

{ 02:08, Sunday, December 10, 2006 } { 4 comments } { Link }

Thanks to Ilona for the idea of our ice ribbons actually being called Frost Flowers.

I went on google and after just a few minutes of searching I found a really good article that describes this natural occurance in detail.

Although the name is colorfully descriptive, a frost flower is really neither "frost" nor "flower," but layers of ice squeezed from the stem of a plant. True frost is formed similarly to dew on the surface of objects, such as rose petals, window panes and pump handles. When the air or an object is below freezing, dew converts directly to ice upon touching a surface, forming crystalline rime or hoar frost.

I've linked the website below. Let me know what you think.

http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2000/10/2.htm

Thanks,
Tony

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{ 02:53, Sunday, December 10, 2006 } { Posted by kimmie }
that is simply beautiful!

Very Cool! (pun intended)

{ 03:46, Sunday, December 10, 2006 } { Posted by Purewater }
We enjoyed the article you linked to also. We were not aware of such a thing before. Thanks for sharing about it. Now we have something to look for on those frosty mornings when we go out to open the chicken coop!

wow

{ 11:22, Wednesday, March 7, 2007 } { Posted by geoff }
That is so cool! I have never seen such a thing.

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{ 07:03, Friday, September 28, 2007 } { Posted by KEELY }
leave it to you to find something like that.