Woke up this morning to my favourite Jack frost icing of feathers. I wish I knew what conditions are required for it to form but just seeing it always brightens my day.
I think William Morris must’ve been a fan as well…
Just beautiful.
Laters, Kate x
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At first, I thought that they were the leaves of a palm tree (blame it on my “Berlin” post) ! This is a magnificent urban / land art work ! xxxxx
It is as if fairies have flown by..the size of the feathers is surprisingly large..on a morning like this the kids always have to drag me to school as I’m far more interested in the frost!! x
Great pictures, love the William Morris connection you are so clever, …. all I can think is Brrrrr it looks cold out there!
I knew I’d seen it somewhere before..
So inspiring..nature and all it’s glories! Brrr xx (cushion done by the way…pic on Twitter and Instagram yesterday for you) xx
You are GOOOOOOOD! X
Great picture!
Frost forms in much the same way as dew forms.The moisture in the air is water vapor which can freeze when a surface cools through loss of heat from the sun setting to a temperature which is colder than the dewpoint of the air next to the surface, If the temperature of that surface is below freezing, frost develops.
Sorry — science mode kicked in.
Beauty through Science.
Gorgeous.
But the feathers? I’m thinking there must be some special atmospheric condition like a sudden drop in temp? We only get a frost like this maybe once/twice a year, generally they look the traditional way – like a light dusting of icing sugar..any ideas? x
You had more humidity in the air when the temperature dropped — so water droplets created a dew film on the car that froze into ice. A quick temperature change where the water molecules were able to line up nicely. The more layers of dew — the more moisture freezes on top and the lovely fern design are created. The conditions have to be exact, so it only happens once in awhile.
A-ha..that would explain it..we did have a huge thunderstorm last evening so there would’ve been residual rain everywhere..maybe that helped too. But beyond that – I accept the magic! x
Out of this world….Thank you for sharing such beauty!
Beautiful pictures. The cold and snow has hit us here as well. It definitely beats the gray and rain. Really cozy to bundle up in front of the fire and watch the snow fall…xxx
I’m jealous! Apart from today, I think we tend just to get the grotty bits of winter! Enjoy.. x
Thank you I will. I can try to send some over your way too. Xx
Yes PLEASE!!
Mother Nature and Jack Frost make a very creative pair. Gorgeous!
I think it’s like the world has been covered in natural chintz covers! x
I’ve never been lucky enough to see that, how can it be? Jack’s been holding out on me 😦
What!! Not in Ireland?? I would’ve thought they’d have perfect conditions..rain and cold!!!
Beautiful, beautiful photos!!
Really Fabulous shots 🙂
🙂 gorgeous…though I’m hitting that mid-winter slump where I just want it to stop snowing!!
We’ve yet to have any snow so there’s still that feeling of wonder. Maybe I should be grateful! x
Amazing photos, love the connections made with W. Morris!
Strangely he had his factory not far away in Merton..I am a huge fan xxx
Gorgeous!
Kate, your photos are gorgeous! I was looking at them, thinking how could we make a fabric out of this, and then you brought in William Morris . . . ahhh!
Absolutely adore the work of Jack Frost….
as I’m sure William Morris did too…
such a fabulous post Kate!! ~xo